THE  LIBRARY 

OF 

THE  UNIVERSITY 
OF  CALIFORNIA 

LOS  ANGELES 

Ex  Libris 

Catharine  F,  Richmond 

and 
Henry  C.  Fall 


OLABEMONT 


WAR  HISTORY; 


APRIL,  1861,  TO  APRIL,  1865: 


WITH  SKETCHES  OF 


NEW-HAMPSHIRE  REGIMENTS, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICE  OF  EACH  CLAREM05T  SOLDIER,  ETC. 


BY  OTIS  F.  R.  WAITE. 


CONCORD : 
McFABLAND    &    JENKS,    PRINTERS. 

1868. 


Entered  according  to  act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1868,  by 

OTIS  F.  K.  WAITE, 
In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  New-Hampshire. 


F 


PREFACE. 


IN  preparing  a  book  like  this  for  the  press  there  are  many 
difficulties  and  embarrassments  to  be  overcome.  Where  so 
many  men  are  concerned  who  were  influenced  by  similar 
motives  of  patriotism  or  reward,  and  experienced  like  hard- 
ships in  battle,  in  camp,  and  in  hospital,  it  is  difficult  to  say 
much  in  praise  of  the  acts  of  one  without  seeming  to  do 
injustice  to  others.  It  has  been  the  desire  of  the  author  to 
do  exact  justice  to  all  who  took  their  lives  in  their  hands, 
turned  their  backs  upon  families,  friends,  and  home  comforts, 
and  for  love  of  country  and  her  institutions  and  laws,  went 
forth  to  encounter  all  the  dangers  and  hardships  incident  to 
the  life  of  a  soldier  in  time  of  war.  If  he  has  failed  in  this 
it  has  been  for  want  of  facts  connected  with  many — notices 
of  whom  are  brief — for  the  reason  that  themselves  or  friends 
neglected  frequent  appeals  to  furnish  him  with  such  material 
as  it  was  impossible  to  obtain  from  other  sources,  and  not 
on  account  of  any  feeling  of  partiality  on  his  part.  It  has 
been  the  author's  aim  to  withhold  any  encomiums  of  his  own, 
and  let  each  man's  record  speak  for  him. 


1C68G97 


iv  PREFACE. 

If  notices  of  commissioned  officers,  as  a  class,  seem  more 
extensive  than  those  of  privates,  it  is  because  they  occupied 
more  conspicuous  positions,  and,  in  the  nature  of  things,  had 
a  more  varied  experience,  rather  than  because  they  exhibited 
more  true  patriotism  in  offering  their  services  to  the  coun- 
try, fought  more  bravely  and  nobly,  were  more  faithful  in 
the  performance  of  every  duty,  or  endured  the  privations 
pertaining  to  the  life  of  a  soldier  with  more  uncomplain- 
ing patience.  The  privates  in  battle  occupied  positions  of 
greatest  danger,  and  fought  with  the  same  patriotic  zeal  as 
the  officers;  and,  more  than  they,  faced  storms  and  cold, 
endured  hardships  and  fatigue,  suffered  hunger  and  thirst, 
and  battled  disease  and  death  in  almost  every  shape,  with- 
out a  murmur  or  complaint.  To  the  private  soldiers  belong 
a  large  share  of  the  glorious  results  of  the  war.  It  would 
be  vain  to  attempt  to  do  justice  to  them  and  their  self- 
sacrificing,  heroic  deeds. 

If  the  following  pages  but  contain  an  impartial  and  ac- 
curate record  of  the  participation  of  the  people  of  Claremont 
in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion ;  convey  a  correct  idea  of  their 
spirit  and  feeling,  and  a  just  account  of  the  action  of  her 
soldiers  in  the  field,  the  author  has  hit  the  mark  he  aimed 
at,  and  his  ambition  is  fully  satisfied. 

o.  F.  R.  w. 

Claremont,  N.  H.,  1868, 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


PAGE. 

First  Regiment, 41 

Second  Regiment,          .......  45 

Third  Regiment,       .         .         .         ...         .         .         .73 

Fourth  Regiment,          .......  93 

Fifth  Regiment,        ........  95 

Sixth  Regiment, 147 

Seventh  Regiment,   »                         157 

Eighth  Regiment, 165 

Ninth  Regiment, 167 

Tenth  Regiment,   .                 181 

Eleventh  Regiment, 185 

Twelfth  Regiment, 189 

Thirteenth  Regiment, 191 

Fourteenth  Regiment,  .         .         .        .         .         .         .  193 

Fifteenth  Regiment, 209 

Sixteenth  Regiment,     .         .        .         .         .         .         .  211 

Seventeenth  Regiment,    .......  213 

Eighteenth  Regiment, '        .         .  215 

New-Hampshire  Cavalry, 217 

First  Light  Battery, 233 

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vi  '  GENERAL  INDEX. 

Heavy  Artillery,       .                 235 

Sharp-shooters,      ........  241 

Vermont  Ninth  Regiment, 253 

Other  Vermont  Regiments, 261 

Massachusetts  Regiments, 269 

Regiments  from  other  States, 277 

Navy,      E  ,   I .285 

Summary, 290 

Claremont's  Quota, 291 

Ladies'  Soldiers'  Aid  Societies, 291 

Thanksgiving, 298 

Soldiers'  Monument, 299 


BIOGRAPHICAL  INDEX. 


Abbott,  Alba  D.    . 
Abbott,  Charles  S.     , 
Adams,  Jeffrey  T. 
Ainsworth,  James  E. 
Alexander,  Daniel  S. 
Allen,  Heman     . 
Allen,  Charles  S.  . 
Allen,  Oscar  C. 
Austin,  William  P. 
Austin,  Ruel  G. 
Austin,  Albert  J. 
Ayer,  Henry  G. 

B. 

Ballou,  Charles  O. 
Ballou,  Ethan  A. 
Bacon,  Charles  H. 
Barker,  Fred.  L. 
Bardwell,  Charles  R. 
Bascom,  James  P. 
Barnard,  John  P.  W. 
Benton,  Samuel  O. 
Bigley,  William  H. 


PAGE. 

PAGE. 
76 

Bingham,  C.  Edward 

277 

100 

Blanchard,  Henry  S. 

263 

283 

Bolio,  Horace 

104 

277 

Bolio,  Frank 

102 

76 

Bowker,  Charles  S. 

196 

49 

Bowler,  John 

196 

222 

Bowman,  Selwin  R. 

107 

48 

Bond,  Oliver  A. 

269 

243 

Booth,  Oscar 

236 

101 

Bradford,  Amos  F.     . 

170 

75 

Bradford,  Caleb  M.  D.  . 

170 

221 

Bradford,  David  H.    . 

170 

Bradford,  Hosea  B. 

170 

Briggs,  William  H.    . 

223 

Brown,  Albert  W. 

103 

105 

Brown,  George  E. 

103 

222 

Brown,  Josiah  S.  . 

104 

101 

Brown,  Ralph  N. 

104 

196 

Brown,  Hollis  S.    . 

104 

263 

Brough,  Charles  D.    . 

107 

169 

Burns,  James 

102 

76 

Burns,  Thomas  . 

102 

103 

Burbank,  Asher  S. 

261 

76 

Burrill,  Alfred  W.     . 

182 

Vlll 


BIOGRAPHICAL  INDEX. 


Burrill,  Charles  F. 

103 

Dean,  John    . 

51 

Butcher,  John     . 

105 

Delmage,  James 

114 

C. 

Dickey,  Joseph  A. 

200 

Carleton,  Elijah  S. 
Carleton,  Samuel  S.  . 
Carroll,  Charles     . 
Chase,  Luther  A. 

113 

269 
77 
108 

Dooley,  William 
Douglass,  Jerome  B. 
Dutton,  Henry  L. 
Dutton,  Newell  T. 

159 
78 
264 
171 

Chase,  Robert  Henry    . 

110 

E. 

Chaffin,  William  Henry 

197 

Emerson,  George  W.    . 

78 

Chaffin,  Alvaro  L. 

236 

Emerson,  George  H. 

94 

Chapman,  Samuel  W. 

271 

Evans,  Frank  W. 

78 

Chandler,  Selden  S. 

49 

Cheney,  Ira  D.  . 

112 

F. 

Clark,  Francis 

223 

Fairbanks,  George  W.  . 

114 

Clement,  Wyman  R.  . 

50 

Farwell,  William  H.  . 

223 

Colburn,  Sanford  . 

77 

Fitch,  George  W.  . 

288 

Colby,  George    . 

278 

Ford,  Charles  P. 

280 

Colby,  Gilbert  F.  . 

236 

Ford,  George  E.    . 

236 

Colston,  Charles  F.    . 

114 

Ford,  James  B. 

279 

Cone,  Lyman  H.    . 

113 

Foster,  Charles  E. 

200 

Cook,  James  A. 

49 

Freeman,  Henry  V.  . 

192 

Cook,  Wendell  R. 

108 

French,  Edward  E. 

246 

Cook,  Horace  W. 

271 

Cook,  William  W. 

108 

G. 

Cooper,  Sherman 
Crafts,  Homer  M. 

150 

50 

Garfield,  Moses 
Gardiner,  Alexander  . 

160 

200 

Craig,  Joseph 
Crowther,  Samuel 

109 
109 

Gates,  James  S.  A. 
Germarsh,  Israel 

115 
115 

Cummings,  Daniel 
Currier,  George  W. 

113 
171 

Gilbert,  John 
Giles,  Ethan  A. 
Giles,  Lemuel  A.  . 

79 
264 
115 

D. 

Gillingham,  Oliver  P. 

206 

Dane,  Albert  G. 

77 

Goddard,  Frederick  W. 

272 

Dane,  Wallace 

264 

Gould,  Warren  H. 

237 

Davis,  George  W. 

255 

Gowdey,  Edwin  M. 

54 

Davis,  John  W. 

54 

Grandy,  Charles  B.    . 

280 

Davis,  Ziba  L.   . 

53 

Grannis,  David  H. 

79 

BIOGRAPHICAL   INDEX. 


IX 


Graunis,  Timothy  .     247 

Grinnels,  Chester  F.  115 

H; 

Hadley,  Charles  L.  .     153 

Hadley,  William  H.   .  153 

Hall,  Levi  D.,  Jr.  .  .    206 

Hall,  Tracy  L.   .  80 

Hall,  Edward         .  .      55 

Hammond,  John  W.  .  160 

Harriman,  Leander  .     117 

Harris,  Nathan  .         .  171 

Hart,  Charles  A.    .  .     116 

Hart,  Charles  B.        .  116 

Hawkes,  Harrison  F.  .     214 

Herrin,  John       .        .  183 

Henry,  Samuel       .  .117 

Hill,  Elisha  M.  .         .  117 

Hoban,  Patrick       .  .     206 

Hunter,  Damon  E.     .  117 

Hurd,  Austin  I.     .  .     283 

Hurd,  William  L.       .  265 

Hurley,  Martin  V.  B.  .     206 

I. 

Ide,  John  S.  M.     .  .     247 

J. 

Jarvis,  Samuel  G.      .  283 

Jackson,  Charles  R.  .     172 

Johnson,  Levi     .         .  117 

Judd,  Charles  M.  .  .     249 

Judkins,  Emery  G.     .  288 

Judkins,  George  E.  .     289 

K. 

Keller,  Jacob  W.  .  .     118 

Kelley,  Joseph  W.      .  119 

Kendall,  Walter  B.  .       80 

Kenerson,  George  W.  172 


Laducer,  Lewis  W.  .    223 

Lawrence,  J.  Fisher  .         160 

Lawrence,  John  W.  .     123 
Lattimoulle,  David  H.       119 

Levoy,  Joseph        .  .      55 

Laws,  Calvin  A.  .         265 

Leet,  Eugene  F.    .  .55 

Leet,  Levi           .  .        206 

Little,  Samuel  B.  .  .     119 

Long,  Charles  H.  .        237 

Lovejoy,  Russell    .  .     124 

M. 

Mace,  Henry  W.   .  .     273 

Maley,  James     .  .        125 

Mann,  Azro  J.       .  .     160 

Mann,  Charles  B.  .        173 

Marsh,  Eli  C.         .  .     225 

Marsh,  Frank  E.  .         125 

Marston,  Edwin     .  .     160 

Marvin,  Charles  B.  .         172 

Marvin,  Giles  P.    .  .    281 

Meader,  Benj.  L.  .        266 

Meader,  Charles  C..  .     267 

Merrill,  Noah  D.  .           57 

Milton,  Charles  A.  .       56 

Milton,  James  P.  .         124 

Moody,  George  W.  .     125 

Moody,  William  H.  H.      224 

Moore,  Addison  P.  .         124 

Moore,  Edward  F.  .     224 

Moore,  Horatio  C.  80 

Murphy,  Charles  H.  .     173 

N. 

Neal,  Ransom  M.  .  .83 


BIOGRAPHICAL  INDEX. 


Nelson,  Everett  W.   . 
Nettleton,  George . 
Nevers,  Daniel  J. 
Nevers,  Enos  B.    . 
Nevers,  Charles  H.    . 
Nevers,  Frank -G. 
Newcomb,  Albert 
Nichols,  Fred.  A.  . 
Nichols,  David  H. 
Nichols,  William  H/ 
Niles,  Henry  H. 
Noyes,  Baron  S.    . 
Nutt,  William  H.       . 

O. 

O'Connell,  Patrick 
Oliver,  Mitchell 
Osgood,  Ruel  G.    . 
Otis,  Mansel 

P. 

Parkhurst,  William  C. 
Parkhurst,  William  L. 
Parmalee,  Albert  E. 
Parmalee,.  Charles  H. 
Parmalee,  Edward  A. 
Parmalee,  Henry  S.  . 
Parrish,  Thomas  D. 
Parrish,  James  C. 
Parrish,  Lyman  F. 
Parrish,  William  E.  . 
Patrick,  Henry  W. 
Patrick,  Charles  E.    . 
Patrick,  Joel  W.   . 
Paull,  Henry  S. 
Paull,  Julius  B. 
Pendleton,  Wm.  H-    , 


161 

Peno,  Joseph 

85 

127 

Philbrook,  Charles  C. 

289 

126 

Pierce,  Andrew  J. 

129 

126 

Pike,  Edward  P. 

130 

126 

Prentiss,  John  J.  . 

225 

173 

Prentiss,  John  J.,  Jr.  . 

132 

239 

Prentiss,  Wm.  Parker    . 

226 

.  82 

Putnam,  Charles  E.  . 

58 

127 

Putnam,  George  H. 

129 

249 

Putnam,  John  G.  P. 

86 

225 

125 

R. 

128 

Rafferty,  Francis    . 

240 

Read,  George 

134 

Read,  J.  Parker     . 

68 

183 

Reed,  Edgar  T. 

154 

207 

Reed,  Levi  F. 

134 

250 

Redfield,  Henry  A.    . 

250 

161 

Redfield,  Willis      . 

382 

Redfield,  William  H.  H. 

282 

Richardson,  Joseph 

68 

86 

Rice,  William  Danford 

173 

240 

Roberts,  John  D. 

133 

255 

Robinson,  Charles  D. 

133 

132 

Robinson,  Otis  G. 

228 

132 

Rowell,  George  E. 

186 

250 

Rowell,  Henry  L. 

134 

273 

Roys,  David  R. 

135 

131 

Roys,  Henry  F. 

67 

57 

Rugg,  John  H.  . 

177 

131 

Russell,  Albert  F. 

256 

57 

Russell,  George  W.    . 

177 

228 

130 

S. 

207 

Sargent,  Harvey  H. 

179 

133 

Sargent,  Lyman  N.    . 

178 

58 

Sawyer,  Samuel  J. 

228 

BIOGRAPHIGAL  INDEX. 


Xl 


Scott,  Ard 
Scott,  Charles  N.  . 
Scott,  Henry 
Severance,  Charles  L. 
Severance,  Willard  C. 
Severance,  Charles  E. 
Silsbee,  Henry  S. 
Sholes,  Elisha  S.   . 
Short,  Ai  R.       . 
Sleeper,  George  AV. 
Smith,  Chester  P. 
Smith,  Daniel  B.  . 
Southwick,  James  M. 
Spencer,  George  W. 
Sparling,  Jesse  . 
Sperry,  Anson  M. 
Sprague,  Chester  M. . 
Spaulding,  George  W. 
Stevens,  Leonard  M. 
Still,  Benjamin  W. 
Story,  Charles  C. 
Story,  Edward  E. 
Squier,  Algernon  M. 
Stone,  Cornelius  H. 
Stone,  Harvey  D. 
Stowell,  George  H. 
Straw,  Andrew  J. 
Straw,  George  W. 
Straw,  John 
Sturtevant,  William  S. 

T. 

Taylor,  Dennis 
Taylor,  Roland  . 
Tenjiey,  George  P. 
Thorning,  Samuel  J. 
Tibbels,  Chester  F. 


89 

Toothaker,  Jotham  S. 

90 

136 

Towne,  Matthew  T. 

141 

275 

Towne,  Samuel  C. 

179 

138 

Tyler,  Russell 

155 

162 

Tyrrell,  Horace  A.     . 

275 

138 

Tyrrell,  Sylvanus  M.     . 

142 

138 

137 

u. 

179 

Upham,  Lorenzo  M. 

179 

229 

V. 

151 

Vaughan,  Edwin    . 

229 

240 

Veasey,  Joel 

90 

229 

Veasey,  Lucius 

142 

90 

162 

W. 

283 

Walker,  Andrew    . 

162 

162 

Walker,  George  H.    . 

163 

257 

Waldron,  George  H. 

240 

257 

Wakefield,  George  L. 

180 

229 

Wakefield,  Harvey  M.     . 

143 

274 

Wakefield,  Sylvester  E.  H.  284 

154 

Ward,  Harvey 

163 

258 

Waterman,  George  H. 

269 

138 

Waterman,  Harrison 

269 

240 

Webb,  George  O. 

145 

208 

Webb,  Lucius  C.  . 

144 

69 

Wetherbee,  Charles  W. 

143 

251 

Weber,  George  H. 

91 

69 

Wheeler,  John  F. 

70 

137 

Whitney,  Horace  W.     . 

251 

Wbitmore,  Nelson 

144 

Whitmore,  Norman  F. 

90 

275 

Woodbury,  Augustus  E. 

162 

141 

70 

Y. 

141 

Young,  Frank 

145 

142 

Young,  John  E. 

145 

WAR   HISTORY. 


IT  is  proposed  to  give  a  history  of  the  part 
Claremont  took  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  It 
opens  with  the  first  assault  upon  Fort  Sumter,  and 
closes  with  the  assassination  of  Abraham  Lincoln, 
— the  last  act  in  that  great  drama.  It  is  not  neces- 
sary to  this  history  to  recount  the  causes,  running 
through  many  years,  which  led  to  the  insurrection 
of  the  people  of  a  portion  of  the  States  of  the  Union 
against  the  GeneralGovernment,  and  arrayed  more 
than  a  million  of  citizens  in  arms ;  a  most  bloody 
war,  of  four  years'  duration,  involving  the  expendi- 
ture of  almost  untold  treasure  and  the  loss,  on 
either  side,  of  hundreds  of  thousands  of  the  coun- 
try's bravest  and  best  men,  carrying  sorrow  and 
mourning  to  many  hearth-stones  and  multitudes  of 
loving  hearts.  The  causes  have  passed  away — the 
effects  remain  to  be  handed  down  to  coming  gen- 
erations upon  the  page  of  history  ;  and  fortunate 
2 


14  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

is  the  man  who  shall  make  a  just  and  impartial 
record  of  them. 

While  all  these  momentous  events  were  trans- 
piring, the  people  of  Claremont  had  their  share 
in  them.  Their  coffers  were  opened ;  their  young 
men  were  sent  forth  with  a  blessing — some  of 
them  to  lay  their  lives  upon  the  altar  of  their 
country;  others  to  come  home  maimed  for  life, 
and  a  few  to  return,  at  the  end  of  the  great  con- 
flict of  arms,  weary  and  worn,  crowned  with  vic- 
torious wreaths.  The  men  raised  their  voices  in 
behalf  of  the  cause  of  their  country,  and  the  women 
gave  it  their  unbidden  tears. 

On  the  12th  of  April,  1861,  South-Carolina,  having 
a  few  months  previously,  by  her  legislature,  passed 
an  act  seceding  from  the  Union  of  States,  com- 
menced open  hostilities  by  firing  from  James' 
Island  upon  Fort  Sumter,  garrisoned  by  Major 
Robert  Anderson,  and  about  seventy  men  under 
his  command.  Fort  Sumter  was  besieged  for  two 
days,  her  source  of  supply  cut  off,  when,  on  the 
14th  of  April,  Major  Anderson  surrendered  it  to 
the  rebels,  himself  and  his  command  marching 
out  and  embarking  on  board  the  United  States 
ship  Baltic,  for  New- York. 

In  his  dispatch  to  the  Secretary  of  War,  relative 
to  the  attack  and  surrender  of  the  fort,  Major 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Anderson  says,  —  "Having  defended  Fort  Sumter 
until  our  quarters  were  entirely  burned,  the  main 
gates  destroyed  by  fire,  the  gorge  wall  seriously 
injured,  the  magazine  surrounded  by  flames  and 
its  door  closed  from  the  effects  of  heat,  and  three 
cartridges  of  powder  only  being  available,  and  no 
provisions  but  pork  remaining,  I  accepted  the 
terms  of  evacuation  offered  by  General  Beaure- 
gard, — being  the  same  offered  by  him  on  the  llth 
inst.,  prior  to  the  commencement  of  hostilities, — 
and  marched  out  of  the  fort  on  Sunday  afternoon, 
14th  inst.,  with  colors  flying  and  drums  beating, 
bringing  away  my  company  and  our  private  prop- 
erty, and  saluting  my  flag  with  fifty  guns." 

On  the  15th  of  April  President  Lincoln  issued  a 
proclamation,  stating  that  an  insurrection  against 
the  government  of  the  United  States  had  broken 
out  in  the  States  of  South-Carolina,  Georgia,  Ala- 
bama, Florida,  Mississippi,  Louisiana  and  Texas, 
and  declared  the  ports  of  those  States  in  a  state  of 
blockade.  On  the  same  day  the  President  issued 
a  call  for  seventy-five  thousand  three  months  vol- 
unteers, to  aid  in  suppressing  the  rebellion  against 
the  Government,  and  called  upon  New-Hampshire 
for  a  regiment  of  militia. 

On  the  16th  of  April,  in  response  to  this  call  of 
the  President,  Ichabod  Goodwin,  then  Governor 


16  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

of  New-Hampshire,  issued  an  order  to  Joseph  C. 
Abbott,  Adjutant-General,  to  make  proclamation, 
calling  for  volunteers  from  the  enrolled  militia  of 
the  State,  for  one  regiment  of  ten  companies,  each 
company  to  consist  of  three  commissioned  officers, 
four  sergeants,  four  corporals,  and  sixty-four  pri- 
vates, with  the  requisite  number  of  field  and  staff 
officers,  to  be  uniformed,  armed  and  equipped  at 
the  expense  of  the  State,  and  to  be  held  in  readi- 
ness until  called  for  by  the  United  States  Govern- 
ment. 

In  response  to  this  call,  Claremont  was  all  on  fire 
to  do  her  share  in  putting  down  the  rebellion.  On 
the  18th  of  April  William  P.  Austin  enrolled  his 
name,  took  the  oaths  prescribed,  and  was  on  that 
day  appointed  recruiting  officer  for  the  town  of 
Claremont  and  vicinity.  He  at  once  opened  an 
office  for  recruits  and  entered  upon  his  duties. 
Young  men  flocked  in  faster  than  they  could  be 
examined  and  sworn. 

Notice  was  issued  for  a  meeting  of  citizens,  at 
the  town  hall,  on  Friday  evening,  the  19th.  At 
the  appointed  hour  the  building  was  filled  to  over- 
flowing, ladies  occupying  the  galleries.  It  was 
such  a  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Clarernqnt,  with- 
out distinction  of  party,  as  has  seldom  been  held. 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  General  Eras- 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  17 

tus  Glidden, '  and  Jonas  Livingston  was  chosen 
President;  Ambrose  Cossit,  Erastus  Glidden,  Wal- 
ter Tufts,  Thomas  J.  Harris,  A.  F.  Snow,  Josiah 
•Richards  and  Albro  Blodgett,  Yice-Presidents ; 
Edward  L.  Goddard  and  John  M.  "Whipple,  Secre- 
taries. On  taking  the  chair  Mr.  Livingston  made 
an  enthusiastic  and  patriotic  speech.  Patriotic 
speeches  were  also  made  by  H.  W.  Parker,  Ira 
Colby,  Jr.,  A. F.  Snow,  Benj. P.  Walker, and  Samuel 
G.  Jarvis — who  deposited  one  hundred  dollars  as 
the  nucleus  of  a  fund  for  the  support  of  the  families 
of  those  who  should  enlist — Rev.  Messrs.  R.  F. 
Lawrence  and  R.  S.  Stubbs,  William  P.  Austin, 
and  Henry  G.  Webber  of  Charlestown.  A.  F. 
Snow,  Otis  F.  R.  Waite,  John  S.  Walker,  Joseph 
Weber,  Simeon  Ide  and  George  W.  Blodgett, 
were  chosen  a  committee  to  prepare  and  report 
resolutions  expressive  of  the  sentiments  of  the 
town  in  regard  to  the  rebellion.  The  meeting  was 
adjourned  to  the  next  evening. 

On  Saturday  evening  the  town  hall  was  again 
crowded,  and  the  excitement  on  the  increase.  The 
exercises  were  opened  with  prayers  read  by  Rt. 
Rev.  Bishop  Chase.  The  young  men  just  enlisted 
by  William  P.  Austin  were  marched  into  the  hall, 
where  front  seats  had  been  reserved  for  them,  and 
met  with  an  enthusiastic  reception.  As  they  en- 


18  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

tered  the  audience  rose  to  their  feet  and  gave  them 
three  hearty  cheers.  The  President,  Mr.  Livings- 
ton, led  the  speaking,  and  was  followed  by  Otis  F. 
R.  Waite,  from  the  committee  on  resolutions,  who 
reported  the  following,  which  were  unanimously 
adopted : 

Resolved,  That  all  other  considerations  and  issues 
are  now  absorbed  in  the  one  vital  question,  "  Shall 
our  Government  be  sustained  ?"  a  question  of 
national  life  and  independence,  or  of  ignominious 
submission  to  the  reign  of  barbarism  and  anarchy, 
or  of  unmitigated  despotism  ! 

Resolved,  That  the  issues  forced  upon  us  by  the 
South,  and  the  only  one  presented,  is  the  existence 
of  any  Government — and  more  directly  of  that 
Government  under  which  the  American  people 
have  lived  and  prospered  for  a  period  of  eighty 
years. 

Resolved,  That  for  the  maintenance  and  perpe- 
tuity of  the  priceless  boon  of  civil  and  religious 
liberty,  bequeathed  by  our  forefathers  in  the  Con- 
stitution of  this  Union  and  the  free  institutions  it 
guarantees,  we  would  imitate  their  example  in 
unitedly  and  unreservedly  tendering  to  the  Gov- 
ernment, if  need  be,  "Our  lives,  our  fortunes  and 
bur  sacred  honors." 

Resolved,  That  in  this  first  call   to  defend  the 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  '    19 

Constitution  and  the  laws  at  the  point  of  the  bayo- 
net, we  view  with  patriotic  pride  the  ready  response 
of  the  noble  sons  of  New-Hampshire  and  of  New- 
England,  and  the  Middle  and  Western  States. 

Resolved,  That  while  our  neighbors  are  called  to 
defend  our  flag  abroad,  we  will  fill  their  baskets 
and  their  stores,  and  protect  their  hearth-stones  at 
home. 

Spirited  and  patriotic  addresses  were  made  by 
Charles  H.  Eastman,  Thomas  J.  Harris,  Arthur 
Chase,  Simeon  Ide,  Thomas  Kirk,  Otis  F.  R.  Waite, 
Rev.  Carlos  Marstou,  Heman  H.  Cummings,  Oscar 
J.  Brown,  and  Edward  D.  Baker,  when,  after  three 
rousing  cheers  for  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  and 
three  more  for  the  brave  young  recruits  who  were 
present,  on  motion  of  Ambrose  Cossit,  a  commit- 
tee, consisting  of  Ambrose  Cossit,  Simeon  Ide  and 
Thomas  J.  Harris,  was  appointed,  to  petition  the 
selectmen  to  call  a  town  meeting  for  the  purpose 
of  making  an  appropriation  of  two  thousand  dol- 
lars, or  more,  for  the  support  of  the  families  of 
those  of  our  fellow-citizens  who  have  or  may  enlist 
in  defense  of  their  country.  The  meeting  then 
adjourned  to  the  following  Tuesday  evening. 

On  Tuesday  evening,  the  23d  of  April,  the  peo- 
ple again  assembled  at  the  town  hall,  which  was 
densely  crowded,  and  many  were  unable  to  gain 


20  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

admittance.  This  seemed  to  be  the  culminating 
point  of  the  excitement.  General  Erastus  Glidden, 
in  the  absence  of  the  President,  occupied  the  chair. 
Patriotic  songs  were  sung  and  fervent  speeches 
made  by  John  S.  Walker,  Chase  Noyes,  George 
W.  Blodgett,  William  P.  Austin,  Henry  Fitch,  and 
Rev.  R.  F.  Lawrence.  Frank  8.  Fiske,  of  Keene, 
Special  Aid  to  the  Adjutant-General  in  the  recruit- 
ing service,  was  present,  and,  being  called  upon, 
made  an  eloquent  and  stirring  speech.  William 
P.  Austin  was  present  with  fifty  recruits. 

Immediately  after  the  call  of  the  President  for 
troops,  the  ladies  of  the  town  bought  large  quanti- 
ties of  flannel  and  yarn,  and  went  to  work  vigor- 
ously making  shirts  and  drawers,  and  knitting 
socks  for  the  soldiers.  Forty  or  more  met  daily 
for  this  purpose  at  Fraternity  Hall. 

George  N.  Farwell  and  Edward  L.  Goddard 
authorized  William  Clark,  chairman  of  the  board 
of  selectmen,  to  furnish  the  families  of  volunteers 
with  such  provisions  as  they  might  need,  in  his 
discretion,  and  they  would  hold  themselves  person- 
ally responsible  for  the  same.  Under  these  in- 
structions families  were  helped  to  the  amount  of 
two  hundred  and  twenty-two  dollars  and  twenty- 
seven  cents,  which  was  afterward  assumed  by  the 
town. 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  21 

Otis  F.  R.  "Waite,  of  Claremont,  was,  on  the  20th, 
appointed  by  Governor  Goodwin  general  recruiting 
agent  for  this  part  of  the  State,  to  act  under  orders 
from  the  military  head-quarters  of  the  State.  On 
the  29th  he  received  the  following  telegram  from 
the  Adjutant-General :  "  Close  up  the  stations  and 
come  on  with  the  recruits  to-morrow,  as  proposed. 
Telegraph  me  that  you  will  do  so.  Cars  will  be 
for  you  at  Nashua."  The  recruits  from  other 
stations  having  been  sent  forward,  Major  Waite 
started  from  Claremont,  on  the  morning  of  the 
30th,  with  eighty-five  men  recruited  by  "William  P. 
Austin.  They  left  the  village  at  six  o'clock,  and 
marched  to  the  railroad  station,  followed  by  large 
numbers  of  the  relatives  and  friends  of  the  recruits, 
and  other  citizens.  At  seven  o'clock,  after  a  mo3t 
touching  leave-taking,  which  will  not  soon  be  for- 
gotten by  those  who  participated  in  or  witnessed  it, 
the  company  went  on  board  the  cars,  which  moved 
off'  amid  the  cheers  of  the  three  or  four  hundred 
people  who  had  assembled  to  see  their  friends  de- 
part for  the  war.  They  went  by  way  of  Keene, 
Fitchburg,  Groton  Junction,  Nashua  and  Manches- 
ter, arriving  at  Concord  about  three  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon.  At  every  considerable  railway  station 
multitudes  of  people  were  assembled,  who  gave  the 

men  their  blessing  and  cheered  them  on  their  way. 

2* 


22  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Before  leaving  Claremont  our  citizens  had  pro- 
vided the  recruits  with  a  full  day's  rations  of  cold 
meats,  bread,  pickles,  etc. 

It  being  understood  that  the  recruits  would  have 
the  privilege  of  choosing  their  own  officers,  they 
did  so  as  soon  as  the  company  was  full.  "William 
P.  Austin  was  chosen  Captain ;  John  W.  Law- 
rence, 1st  Lieut. ;  John  Dean,  2d  Lieut. ;  Ziba  L. 
Davis,  3d  Lieut. ;  Homer  M.  Crafts,  Baron  S. 
Noyes,  George  II.  Weber,  Selden  S.  Chandler, 
Sergeants ;  Edward  E.  Story,  Charles  II.  Parmalee, 
Chester  F.  Tibbels  and  Joseph  Richardson,  Cor- 
porals. The  privates  of  this  company  were,  from 
Claremont,  Oscar  C.  Allen,  Lyman  F.  Parrish,  Al- 
fred Talham,  Everett  W.  Nelson,  Edwin  M.  Gow- 
dey,  Ralph  N.  Brown,  Joseph  Levoy,  Charles  W. 
"Wetherbee,  John  W.  Davis,  John  F.  "Wheeler, 
John  Straw,  "Wyman  R.  Clement,  George  "W.  Straw, 
Alba  D.  Abbott,  Charles  M.  Judd,  Heman  Allen, 
Henry  S.  Morse,  Albert  F.  Russell,  Charles  E.  Put- 
nam, Charles  F.  Colston,  Edward  Hall,  Jerome 
B.  Douglass,  James  Delmage,  Charles  H.  Sprague, 
George  P.  Tenney,  Henry  W.  Patrick,  Joseph 
Peno,  "William  H.  Nichols,  Ebenezer  E.  Cummings, 
Andrew  J.  Straw,  "William  E.  Parrish,  Henry  F. 
Roys,  William  II.  Pendleton,  Julius  E.  Heywood, 
Alanson  R.  Wolcott,  William  H.  Blan chard, 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  23 

Anson  M.  Sperry,  Warren  W.  Howard,  Dennis 
Taylor,  Lewis  "W.  Laclucer,  Albert  E.  Parmalee, 
Matthew  T.  Tovvne,  J.  Parker  Read,  Napoleon  B. 
Osgood  and  Sylvester  E.  H.  Wakefield.  The  other 
members  of  this  company  were  from  Acworth, 
Charlestown,  Cornish  and  Unity. 

A  finer  company  of  men  than  those  enlisted  by 
Capt.  Austin  has  not  entered  the  army.  They 
enlisted  from  a  sense  of  duty,  the  pay  of  privates 
being  then  but  eleven  dollars  per  month,  and  with- 
out the  offer  of  bounty  from  town,  state,  or  United 
States. 

Before  leaving  town  citizens  presented  the  differ- 
ent recruits  with  revolvers,  dirk  knives,  &c.  At  a 
large  meeting  at  fhe  town  hall,  on  the  evening  of 
the  29th,  Lieut.  John  W.  Lawrence  was  presented 
with  a  sword  by  Sherman  Livingston.  The  pre- 
sentation speech  was  made  by  H.  W.  Parker,  and 
responded  to  in  behalf  of  Lieut.  Lawrence  by  Ira 
Colby,  Jr.  George  G.  Ide,  in  behalf  of  the  Clare- 
mont  Manufacturing  Company,  presented  each 
member  of  the  company  with  a  handsomely  bound 
pocket  Testament.  The  ladies  gave  to  each  two 
pairs  of  flannel  drawers,  two  flannel  shirts,  woolen 
socks,  towels,  pocket-handkerchiefs,  and  needle- 
book  well  filled  with  useful  articles. 

On  arrival  at  Concord  the  company  was  sent  to 


24  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Camp  Union  ;  but  being  more  than  men  enough 
already  there  for  one  regiment,  they  were  sent  to 
Camp  Constitution,  Portsmouth,  where  the  Second 
Regiment  was  being  organized.  Under  the  call  of 
the  President  for  one  regiment  from  New-Hamp- 
shire, in  ten  days  men  enough  had  been  enlisted 
and  sent  to  rendezvous  at  Concord  and  Portsmouth 
for  more  than  two. 

On  the  8d  of  May  the  President  issued  a  call  for 
twenty  thousand  volunteers  for  three  years,  and 
New-Hampshire  was  immediately  ordered  to  take 
no  more  volunteers  for  three  months,  but  to  enlist, 
uniform,  arm,  and  hold,  subject  to  orders  from  the 
War  Department,  a  regiment  of  three  years  men. 
In  consequence  of  this  order  tKe  alternative  was 
presented  to  the  recruits  then  at  Camp  Constitu- 
tion to  reenlist  for  three  years,  or  be  discharged. 
Before  this  alternative  was  ottered,  however,  the 
recruits  were  all  reexamined  by  a  surgeon,  and 
those  found  physically  disqualified  for  service  were 
discharged.  Among  these  were  Edwin  M.  Gowdey, 
Charles  F.  Colston,  and  Joseph  F.  Garfield,  from 
Claremont. 

During  the  organization  of  the  Second  Regiment 
a  misunderstanding  arose  between  Capt.  Austin 
and  one  or  two  of  the  other  officers,  and  some  of 
the  men,  and  the  company  was  broken  up.  None 


CLARE  MONT  WAR  HISTORY.  25 

of  the  officers  chosen  before  the  company  left  Clare- 
mont  were  commissioned.  Capt.  Austin  and  Lieut. 
Lawrence  returned  home,  and  Lieuts.  Dean  and 
Davis  reenlisted  for  three  years  as  privates.  For- 
ty-three of  the  men  also  reenlisted  for  three  years, 
and  were  put  into  different  companies,  while  the 
remainder  were  either  discharged  or  sent  to  Fort 
Constitution,  Portsmouth,  to  serve  out  the  term  of 
their  enlistment. 

On  the  8th  of  May,  agreeably  to  warrant,  a  town 
meeting  was  held,  at  which  a  vote  was  unanimously 
passed  to  appropriate  a  sum  not  exceeding  twenty- 
five  hundred  dollars,  to  be  paid  to  soldiers'  families 
wherever  and  whenever  it  may  be  needed,  and  Al- 
bro  Blodgett  was  chosen,  with  discretionary  power, 
to  carry  out  the  vote.  Up  to  March,  1862,  he  paid 
out  for  this  purpose  $2,797.23. 

In  most  of  the  churches  in  town  sermons  were 
preached  against  the  rebellion,  and  prayers  offered 
for  the  success  of  our  arms  in  putting  it  down. 
There  was  an  almost  unanimous  expression  of 
condemnation  of  the  South,  and  political  party 
lines  seemed  for  a  time  to  be  almost  obliterated. 
Every  man  of  influence  encouraged  enlistments, 
and  favored  all  reasonable  projects  for  rendering 
aid  to  the  families  of  such  as  had  gone  or  might 
go  to  the  war.  Among  the  most  zealous  in  the 


26  CLARE  MONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

work  of  raising  recruits  and  aiding  their  families, 
were  many  who,  as  democrats,  opposed  the  election 
of  Abraham  Lincoln  for  President. 

The  ladies  kept  at  work  making  articles  needed 
by  soldiers  in  hospitals  and  in  the  field ;  frequent 
meetings  were  held  during  the  summer,  and  a  most 
patriotic  spirit  was  manifested  among  the  people. 

In  July  a  company,  called  the  Home  Guard, 
was  organized,  consisting  of  over  a  hundred  men — 
many  of  them  past  middle  age,  and  among  the 
best  citizens  of  the  town,  all  wishing  to  do  some- 
thing for  the  cause  of  the  country.  The  company 
made  choice  of  the  following  officers :  Arthur 
Chase,  Captain  ;  Edwin  Vaughan,  1st  Lieutenant; 
John  M.  Whipple,  2d  Lieutenant;  Ira  Colby,  Jr., 
Francis  F.  Haskell,  Henry  8.  Parmalee,  William  D. 
Rice,  Sergeants  ;  Joseph  Weber,  John  S.  M.  Ide, 
D.  C.  Colby  and  John  Geer,  Corporals.  The 
company  had  frequent  meetings  for  drill,  and  made 
quite  an  imposing  appearance. 

In  June,  1861,  the  Legislature  passed  an  act  au- 
thorizing towns  to  raise  money  by  vote  for  the  aid 
of  families  of  volunteers. 

About  the  20th  of  July,  Gov.  Berry  issued  an 
order  for  enlisting,  arming  and  equipping  the  Third 
Infantry  Regiment,  for  three  years,  or  during  the 
war,  and  Dr.  E.  C.  Marsh  was  appointed  recruiting 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  27 

officer  for  Claremont  and  vicinity.  He  soon  enlist- 
ed thirty-two  men,  and  among  them  the  following 
who  belonged  in  Claremont:  Frank  W.  Evans, 
David  H.  Grannis,  Joel  Veasey,  Ard  Scott,  George 
W.  Emerson,  Alba  D.  Abbott,  William  H.  Bigley, 
Jotham  S.  Toothaker,  Eugene  F.  Leet,  Horatio  C. 
Moore,  Frederick  A.  Nichols,  Jerome  B.  Douglass, 
Norman  F.  Whitmore,  John  W.  Lawrence,  Joseph 
Peno,  Charles  D.  Brough,  John  P.  W.  Barnard, 
Walter  B.  Kendall,  George  W.  Spencer,  Edwin  M. 
Gowdey,  William  C.  Parkhurst,  and  Albert  J.  Aus- 
tin. These  men,  under  the  recruiting  officer,  left 
Claremont  for  the  rendezvous  of  the  regiment,  at 
Concord,  on  the  19th  day  of  August.  The  recruits 
attended  the  Methodist  Church  on  Sunday  after- 
noon, 18th,  and  Rev.  Eobert  S.  Stubbs  preached  a 
sermon,  taking  for  his  text —  "  Stand  fast  in  the 
faith  ;  quit  you  like  men ;  be  strong."  On  other  oc- 
casions had  Mr.  Stubbs,  through  his  sermons,  shown 
forth  his  unconditional  loyalty,  and  no  one  had 
doubted  his  entire  devotion  to  the  country  ;  but  on 
this  occasion,  when  addressing  men  who  were 
about  to  take  their  lives  in  their  hands  and  go 
forth  to  fight  for  the  country,  he  was  particularly 
eloquent  and  impressive. 

On  the  20th  of  August  the  Governor  issued  an 
order  to   raise  the  Fourth  and  Fifth  Eegiments. 


28  CLARE  MONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Dr.  E.  C.  Marsh  was  ordered  to  recruit  for  the 
Fourth,  and  Charles  H.  Long  was  authorized  to 
raise  a  company  for  the  Fifth  Regiment — the  men 
when  enlisted  to  choose  their  own  company  officers. 
All  the  men  accepted  and  mustered  into  the  service 
were  to  receive  from  the  State  a  bounty  of  ten 
dollars.  The  men  enlisted  by  Charles  H.  Long, 
making  nearly  a  full  company,  before  leaving 
Claremont,  made  choice  of  the  following  officers  : 
Charles  H.  Long,  Captain ;  Jacob  W.  Keller,  1st 
Lieutenant ;  Charles  O.  Ballou,  2d  Lieutenant,  who 
were  subsequently  commissioned  by  the  Governor. 

The  last  of  September  Edwin  Vaughan  was 
appointed  recruiting  officer,  and  enlisted  several 
men  who  were  put  into  different  regiments  then 
being  organized. 

On  the  17th  of  February,  1862,  news  was  received 
by  telegraph  of  the  capture  of  Fort  Donelson.  The 
bells  of  the  village  were  rung,  and  the  joy  of  the 
people  manifested  in  other  wa}7s. 

At  the  annual  town  meeting  in  March,  1862,  it 
was  voted  that  the  selectmen  be  authorized  to 
borrow  a  sum  of  money  on  the  credit  of  the 
town  not  to  exceed  five  thousand  dollars,  as 
it  may  be  needecl  to  aid  the  families  of  resident 
volunteers.  Edward  L.  Goddard,  Aurelius  Dick- 
inson and  Alexander  Gardiner  were  appointed  a 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  29 

committee  to  designate  what  families  were  entitled 
to  aid,  and  Sumner  Putnam  was  chosen  agent  to 
pay  out  the  money,  without  compensation. 

On  Sunday  afternoon,  June  22,1862,  a  public 
meeting  was  held  in  the  town  hall  as  a  demon- 
stration of  respect  for  the  brave  Claremont  men 
who  had  been  killed  at  Fair  Oaks  and  in  other 
battles,  or  died  in  hospitals,  and  of  condolence  with 
their  surviving  relatives  and  friends.  A  committee 
of  arrangements  had  been  chosen,  and  other  prepa- 
rations made  at  a  previous  meeting  of  citizens  of 
the  town.  Otis  F.  R.  Waite,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee, called  the  meeting  to  order,  briefly  stated  its 
objects,  and  presided  throughout.  Right  Rev. 
Carlton  Chase,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  New- 
Hampshire,  read  selections  from  the  Scriptures  ; 
Rev.  Carlos  Marston  made  the  opening  prayer ; 
Rev.  H.  H.  Hartwell  delivered  an  address  which 
had  been  carefully  prepared,  giving  some  account 
of  each  of  those  soldiers  who  had  been  killed  in 
battle  or  died  in  hospitals,  together  with  circum- 
stances connected  with  the  death  of  each.  Short 
addresses  were  also  made  by  Rev.  Oliver  Ayer,  Rev. 
R.  F.  Lawrence  and  Rev.  Mr.  Marston,  of  Clare- 
mont, Rev.  Mr.  P-iper  of  Vermont,  Rev.  Mr.  Gree- 
ley,  a  native  of  Clarernout,  then  settled  at  Methuen, 
Mass.,  Rev.  Paul  S.  Adams,  of  Newport,  and  others. 


30  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

On  motion  of  Bishop  Chase,  Otis  F.  R.  Waite  was 
chosen  historiographer,  to  keep  a  record  of  events 
in  Claremont  which  had  or  should  transpire  dur- 
ing the  war,  with  a  view  to  its  being  published  in 
book  form.  During  the  meeting  several  appropri- 
ate pieces  were  sung  by  members  of  the  different 
choirs  in  town.  This  was  one  of  the  largest  and 
most  impressive  meetings  held  here  during  the 
war. 

Early  in  July  E.  W.  Woodell  was  appointed  a 
recruiting  officer  for  regiments  then  being  formed. 
On  the  14th,  in  the  evening,  a  meeting  was  held 
for  the  purpose  of  encouraging  enlistments.  Wal- 
ter Tufts  was  chosen  chairman,  and  Joseph  Weber 
secretary.  Spirited  speeches  were  made  by  D.  C. 
Colby,  Rev.  Messrs.  Lawrence  and  Marston,  E.  W. 
Woodell,  George  R.  Lathe,  and  others. 

Pursuant  to  call  of  the  selectmen,  a  meeting  was 
held  on  the  evening  of  the  19th  of  July.  Jonas 
Livingston  was  chosen  chairman,  and  C.  C.  Church 
secretary.  E.*W.  Woodell  offered  a  series  of  res- 
olutions re-affirming  confidence  in  the  people,  the 
Executive  of  the  nation,  and  in  the  army,  and  call- 
ing upon  the  people  to  aid  in  all  practicable  ways 
iu  raising  men  to  fill  our  regiments  in  the  field,  and 
form  new  ones,  as  they  may  be  needed  to  meet  the 
exigencies  of  the  country.  Patriotic  speeches  were 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  31 

made  by  Rev.  Messrs.  Marston  and  Lawrence,  E. 
D.  Baker,  C.  C.  Church,  E.  W.  Woodell,  and* 
others. 

On  the  25th  of  July  another  meeting,  with  the 
same  object  in  view,  was  held.  C.  H.  Eastman 
presided.  It  was  voted  to  hold  a  general  County 
War  Meeting,  at  the  town  hall  in  Claremont,  on 
the  afternoon  of  the  2d  of  the  following  August, 
and  a  committee  appointed  to  make  the  necessary 
arrangements. 

On  the  2d  of  August  the  town  hall  was  crowd- 
ed to  its  utmost  capacity.  Henry  Hubbard,  of 
Charlestown,  son  of  the  late  Gov.  Henry  Hubbard, 
presided,  who,  on  taking  the  chair,  made  some  pat- 
riotic and  well-timed  remarks  in  relation  to  the 
state  of  the  country  and  the  duty  of  loyal  men. 
Nath'l  S.  Berry,  Governor  of  the  State,  J.  W.  Pat- 
terson, Member  of  Congress,  James  W.  Nesmith, 
U.  8.  Senator  from  Oregon,  A.  H.  Cragin,  of  Leb- 
anon, Peter  Sanborn,  State  Treasurer,  Capt.  T.  A. 
Barker,  of  the  2d  Reg't,  Major  H.  B.  Titus,  of  the 
9th»Reg't,  and  other  distinguished  gentlemen  from 
abroad,  were  present  and  made  stirring  and  patri- 
otic speeches.  The  hall  was  handsomely  decorated 
with  flags,  and  other  emblems  appropriate  for  the 
occasion.  This  was  one  of  the  largest  and  most 
enthusiastic  meetings  ever  held  in  town. 


32  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

At  a  legal  town  meeting,  on  the  7th  of  August, 
the  following  votes  were  unanimously  passed : 

Voted,  That  the  selectmen  be  authorized  to  bor- 
row a  sum  of  money  not  exceeding  five  thousand 
dollars,  to  pay  a  bounty  to  citizen  volunteers — the 
sum  of  fifty  dollars  to  each — to  fill  the  quota  of 
three  hundred  thousand,  when  mustered  into  the 
United  States  service. 

Voted,  That  the  selectmen  be  authorized  to  bor- 
row a  sum  of  money  not  to  exceed  three  thousand 
dollars,  to  pay  a  bounty  of  fifty  dollars  to  each  cit- 
izen volunteer  who  has  or  may  enlist  and  be  mus- 
tered into  the  II.  S.  service,  to  fill  the  last  quota  of 
three  hundred  thousand. 

During  the  month  previous  to  August  12,  1862, 
recruiting  offices  had  been  opened  in  town  by 
Orville  Smith,  of  Lempster,  Sylvanus  Clogston,  of 
Washington,  and  E.  W.  Woodell,  of  Claremont. 
Up  to  that  time  they  had  enlisted — Mr.  Smith 
thirty-five  men  ;  Mr.  Clogston  twenty-six  men,  and 
Mr.  Woodell  ten,  a  large  share  of  whom  were  resi- 
dents of  the  town.  They  were  taken  to  Concord 
to  fill  old  and  form  new  regiments,  as  the  men 
themselves  might  respectively  elect. 

About  the  middle  of  August  William  H.  Chaffin 
was  authorized  to  recruit  men  in  this  town  for 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  33 

regiments  then  being  raised  in  the  State,  and 
opened  an  office  for  that  purpose. 

At  a  town  meeting,  on  the  17th  of  September, 
1862,  it  was  voted  "  to  pay  all  resident  citizens  who 
have  enlisted  under  the  two  last  calls  of  the  Presi- 
dent, and  previous  to  August  11,  1862,  fifty  dollars 
each  when  mustered  into  the  United  States  service. 
Also,  all  those  who  have  enlisted  since  August  11, 
1862,  one  hundred  dollars  each,  when  mustered 
into  the  United  States  service,"  and  the  selectmen 
were  authorized  to  borrow  a  sum  not  exceeding 
eight  thousand  dollars  to  carry  this  vote  into  effect. 

At  the  annual  town  meeting  in  March,  1863, 
the  selectmen  were  authorized  by  vote  to  borrow 
not  exceeding  five  thousand  dollars,  to  aid  families 
of  soldiers,  —  the  selectmen  to  designate  who  were 
entitled  to  aid,  and  Sumner  Putnam  was  chosen  to 
pay  out  the  money,  without  remuneration. 

On  Sunday,  May  10th,  a  telegram  was  received 
in  town  announcing  the  capture  of  Richmond.  It 
was  read  in  the  churches,  bells  rung,  cannon  fired, 
and  other  demonstrations  of  joy  were  made.  It 
turned  out  that  the  telegram  was  not  quite  true. 

The  surrender  of  Vicksburg  was  celebrated  in 
Claremont,  July  7,  1863,  by  the  ringing  of  bells, 
firing  of  cannon,  &c.  Edward  F.  Johnson,  a  son, 
about  twenty  years  old,  of  Edwin  Johnson,  while 


34  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

assisting  to  fire  the  cannon,  on  Dexter  Hill,  was 
very  severely  injured  by  the  premature  discharge 
of  the  gun,  losing  the  right  hand  and  having  the 
other  badly  mutilated,  beside  other  injuries.  Sub- 
sequently a  considerable  sum  of  money  was  con- 
tributed by  citizens  of  the  town  for  his  benefit. 

On  the  5th  of  August,  what  was  left  of  Company 
G,  5th  Regiment,  came  home  on  a  furlough.  Out 
of  eighty-one  men  who  left  town  under  Capt.  Long, 
in  September,  1861,  less  than  two  years  before, 
only  twelve  came  back.  Twenty-four  had  been 
killed  in  battle  or  died  of  disease,  and  the  balance 
had  either  been  discharged  or  were  left  behind  in 
hospitals.  An  ovation  was  given  them  at  the  town 
hall,  where  addresses  were  made  by  several  gentle- 
men, and  a  handsome  supper  was  provided  at  the 
Tremont  House,  to  which  about  fifty  citizens  sat 
down.  After  the  eating  had  been  finished  spirited 
speeches  were  made,  sentiments  offered,  and  the 
whole  affair  passed  off  very  pleasantly. 

On  Thursday,  the  6th  of  August,  the  President's 
Thanksgiving  for  the  success  of  our  arms,  was 
observed.  Business  was  generally  suspended.  Re- 
ligious services  were  held  at  the  Baptist  Church, 
the  Congregationalists  and  Methodists  uniting. 
All  three  of  the  clergymen  took  part  and  made 
addresses. 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  35 

On  the  27th  of  August,  1863,  the  first  draft  in 
this  Congressional  District  took  place  at  West 
Lebanon.  Ninety-seven  men  were  drafted  for 
Claremont,  only  four  of  whom,  "William  S.  Sturte- 
vant,  Jotham  S.  Toothaker,  Charles  H.  Parmalee, 
and  his  brother,  Edward  A.  Parmalee,  entered  the 
army.  All  the  others  were  either  rejected  by  the 
examining  surgeon  as  unfit  for  duty,  paid  com- 
mutation, or  furnished  substitutes. 

On  the  21st  of  September,  in  town  meeting,  it 
was  voted  to  pay  drafted  men,  or  their  substitutes, 
three  hundred  dollars  each,  and  the  selectmen  were 
instructed  to  borrow  the  money  therefor. 

On  the  7th  of  December  the  town  offered  a 
bounty  to  her  citizens  who  should  enlist,  of  three 
hundred  dollars,  in  addition  to  other  bounties.  At 
a  previous  meeting  it  had  been  voted  to  pay  to 
each  volunteer  six  hundred  dollars,  the  town  tak- 
ing an  assignment  of  the  State  and  Government 
bounties. 

At  the  annual  town  meeting  in  March,  1864, 
the  selectmen  were  authorized  to  borrow  a  sum 
not  exceeding  six  thousand  dollars,  to  aid  the  fami- 
lies of  volunteers  and  drafted  men.  Surnner  Put- 
nam, as  agent,  had  paid  to,  families  of  soldiers  the 
preceding  year  the  sum  of  five  thousand  five  hun- 
dred and  fifty-eight  dollars  and  thirty-nine  cents. 


36  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

In  May,  1864,  there  was  another  draft  at  the 
Provost  Marshal's  head- quarters,  West  Lebanon, 
to  make  up  all  arrearages,  and  thirteen  men  were 
drafted  for  Claremont,  all  of  whom  were  exempted 
by  the  examining  surgeon,  or  furnished  substi- 
tutes. In  June  eight  more  men  were  drafted  for 
the  town,  to  make  up  deficiencies  in  her  quota 
under  all  calls,  none  of  whom  entered  the  army. 

At  a  town  meeting,  on  the  23d  of  June,  it  was 
voted  to  instruct  the  selectmen  to  "  pay  a  sum  not 
exceeding  six  hundred  dollars  to  any  person  who 
has  or  may  hereafter  enlist  and  be  mustered  into 
the  service  of  the  United  States  and  counted  on  the 
quota  of  this  town,  for  the  present  or  any  future 
call."  The  selectmen  were  also  instructed  to  bor- 
row a  sum  not  exceeding  six  thousand  dollars,  for 
the  above  purpose,  and  also  to  proceed  forthwith 
to  enlist  men,  as  opportunity  may  offer,  in  antici- 
pation of  future  calls. 

In  August,  1864,  the  selectmen  offered,  for  men 
to  enlist  into  the  army,  bounties  as  follows  :  Two 
hundred  dollars  for  one,  three  hundred  dollars  for 
two,  and  five  hundred  dollars  for  three  years, 
beside  the  bounties  offered  by  the  State  and  United 
States,  amounting  in  al.l,  for  three  years  men,  to 
eleven  hundred  dollars. 

At  the  annual  town  meeting  in  March,  1865,  by 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  37 

vote,  the  town  treasurer  was  authorized  to  borrow 
a  sum  not  exceeding  seven  thousand  dollars  to  aid 
the  families  of  volunteers  and  drafted  men. 

William  E.  Tutherly  was  appointed  military 
agent  to  provide  soldiers  to  fill  all  quotas  of  the 
town  the  ensuing  year. 

On  the  morning  of  the  14th  of  April,  1865,  news 
of  the  taking  of  Richmond  came  by  telegraph,  fol- 
lowed on  Monday  morning,  the  19th,  by  this  tele- 
gram :  "  Official.  Lee  and  his  whole  army  sur- 
rendered on  Sunday  afternoon.  Gloria!"  This 
was  soon  followed  by  a  telegram  from  Governor 
Gilmore  to  the  selectmen,  ordering  them  to  fire 
one  hundred  guns,  at  the  expense  of  the  State,  in 
honor  of  the  overthrow  of  the  rebellion.  Business 
was  immediately  suspended,  the  stores  closed,  men, 
women  and  children  were  upon  the  streets,  the 
church,  mill  and  school  bells  were  rung,  and  the 
order  of  the  Governor  was  executed  emphatically 
upon  the  common.  Every  body  rejoiced  at  the 
final  overthrow  of  the  greatest  rebellion  on  record. 
A  meeting  was  notified  to  be  held  at  the  town  hall 
in  the  evening. 

At  the  appointed  time  the  town  hall  was  filled 
as  it  had  seldom  been  filled  before.  The  multitude 
was  called  to  order  by  Charles  M.  Bingham,  and 

Moses   R.  Emerson   was   chosen    chairman,  who 
3 


38  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

stated  the  objects  of  the  meeting  and  made  some 
pertinent  remarks.  Rev.  Edward  W.  Clark,  pastor 
of  the  Congregational  Church,  opened  the  meeting 
with  prayer.  The  congregation  then  united  in 
singing,  in  a  most  thrilling  manner — "Praise  God 
from  whom  all  blessings  flow,"  to  the  tune  of  "Old 
Hundred."  The  Glee  Club,  under  the  direction  of 
Francis  F.  Haskell,  next  sang  a  patriotic  piece. 
Spirited  addresses  were  made  by  Rev.  Messrs.  J. 
M.  Peck,  Edward  W.  Clark  and  E.  S.  Foster, 
Hosea  W.  Parker,  Edward  D.  Baker,  Ira  Colby, 
Jr.,  and  others.  The  audience  arose  and  joined  in 
singing  "America"  as  it  is  sung  only  when  its 
eloquence  and  beauty  is  fully  felt  by  those  who 
sing  it.  The  meeting  dissolved  to  witness  a  dis- 
play of  fire-works  outside.  Many  of  the  public 
buildings  and  private  dwellings  were  handsomely 
illuminated,  and  Jeff.  Davis  and  John  C.  Brecken- 
ridge  were  burned  in  effigy  on  the  Common. 

On  the  morning  of  the  15th  of  April  came  a 
telegram  announcing  the  assassination  of  Presi- 
dent Lincoln  the  night  before.  This  news  turned 
the  rejoicing  of  the  loyal  people  of  the  North  to 
sincere  and  deep  mourning.  On  Wednesday,  the 
19th  of  April,  in  accordance  with  recommendation 
from  "Washington,  and  special  proclamation  of  the 
Governor  of  New-Hampshire,  the  funeral  obsequies 


CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY.  39* 

of  the  President  were  observed.  Business  was 
entirely  suspended ;  at  twelve  o'clock  the  church 
bells  were  tolled ;  minute  guns  were  fired,  and  the 
people  assembled  at  the  town  hall  to  pay  their 
respects  to  the  memory  and  worth  of  the  murdered 
President,  Abraham  Lincoln.  Never  did  the  peo- 
ple of  Claremont  more  sincerely  mourn  than  on 
this  occasion.  Rev.  Edward  W.  Clark  read  the 
Governor's  proclamation  and  made  the  opening 
prayer.  An  appropriate  piece  was  sung  by  the 
choir,  under  the  direction  of  Francis  F.  Haskell. 
Rev.  E.  S.  Foster  read  selections  from  Scripture  ; 
Rev.  F.  W.  Towle  offered  prayer ;  addresses  were 
made  by  Rev.  Messrs.  S.  G.  Kellogg,  Moses  Kim- 
ball  of  Ascutneyville,  Vt.,  Foster  and  Towle  of 
Claremont,  Albert  Goss  of  Auburn,  N".  Y.,  and 
Clark  of  Claremont.  The  choir  sang  the  hymn 
commencing — "Why  do  we  mourn  departing 
friends,"  to  the  tune  of  "China,"  and  Rev.  Mr. 
Kimball  pronounced  the  benediction  in  the  most 
solemn  manner. 


FIRST  REGIMENT. 

This  was  the  first  regiment  sent  from  the  State 
to  suppress  the  rebellion.  The  field  officers  were, 
Colonel,  Mason  W.  Tappan  of  Bradford ;  Lieut. 
Colonel,  Thomas  J.  Whipple  of  Laconia;  Major, 
Aaron  F.  Stevens  of  Nashua.  It  was  organized 
under  the  call  of  President  Lincoln  for  seventy- 
five  thousand  three  months  volunteers.  The  men 
composing  the  first  and  second  regiments  were 
enlisted  at  the  same  time,  and  rendezvoused  at 
Concord  in  April,  1861.  Under  this  call  New- 
Hampshire's  quota  was  one  regiment.  When  it 
wras  found  that  men  enough  for  two  regiments 
had  been  enlisted  in  less  than  ten  days,  it  was 
determined  to  organize  the  first  regiment  at  Con- 
cord, and  the  second  at  Portsmouth.  The  company 
from  this  town  was  assigned  to  the  second  regiment, 
and  sent  accordingly  to  the  latter  place. 

The  first  regiment  was  organized  and  mustered 
into  the  United  States  service  on  the  2d  of  May, 
1861,  and  left  the  State  for  Washington  on  the  25th 
of  the  same  month.  Large  numbers  of  people 


42  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

assembled  at  the  Concord  railroad  station  to  witness 
the  departure  of  the  regiment,  and  a  parting  salute 
was  fired,  and  other  demonstrations  made  showing 
the  interest  of  the  people  in  the  event.  At  Man- 
chester, Nashua,  and  other  places  on  the  route, 
the  people  assembled  and  manifested  their  interest 
in  the  departure  of  the  first  New-Hampshire  Regi- 
ment for  the  seat  of  war.  At  Worcester,  Mass.,  the 
citizens  prepared  a  most  bountiful  entertainment 
for  them  at  Mechanics'  Hall.  On  arrival  at  New- 
York  the  sons  of  New-Hampshire  resident  there 
presented  the  regiment  with  an  elegant  silk  banner, 
and  gave  the  men  an  entertainment  at  the  arsenal, 
and  the  officers  a  dinner  at  the  Astor  House.  At 
Philadelphia  the  Soldier's  Aid  Society  gave  them 
a  collation. 

The  regiment  passed  through  Baltimore  and 
arrived  at  Washington  on  the  morning  of  the  28th 
of  May,  and  was  reviewed  by  President  Lincoln, 
who  complimented  Col.  Tappan  as  having  the  best 
and  most  thoroughly  appointed  regiment  that  had 
then  reached  the  Capital.  They  went  into  camp 
at  Kalorama,  two  miles  from  Washington,  where 
they  remained  until  the  10th  of  June,  when  they 
were  brigaded  with  the  9th  New- York  and  17th 
Pennsylvania  infantry  regiments,  and  Capt.  Ma- 
gruder's  Battery  of  Artillery,  and  moved  to  Rock- 


FIRST  REGIMENT.  43 

ville,  Md.,  thence  to  Poolsville,  and  were  engaged 
in  guarding  the  Potomac,  occasionally  exchanging 
shots  with  the  rebels.  On  the  5th  of  July  the 
regiment  marched  to  Point  of  Rocks,  thence  to 
Frederick,  Winchester,  Harper's  Ferry,  and,  indeed, 
were  kept  within  a  radius  of  twenty  or  thirty  miles, 
doing  guard  and  picket  duty,  their  marches  and 
duties  being  at  times  arduous,  and  their  service  to 
the  country  of  great  importance,  although  they 
were  in  no  pitched  battles. 

The  regiment  returned  to  Concord  and  was  mus- 
tered out  on  the  12th  of  August,  1861.  Many  of 
the  officers  and  men  subsequently  entered  other 
New-Hampshire  regiments  and  did  goed  service. 
There  were  no  men  from  Claremont  in  this  regi- 
ment. 


SECOND  REGIMENT. 

This  regiment  was  composed  mostly  of  men 
enlisted  for  three  months,  who,  when  the  call 
came  for  three  hundred  thousand  three  years'  men, 
reenlisted  for  the  full  term.  The  officers  were 
Hon.  Gilman  Marston  of  Exeter,  Colonel ;  Frank 
S.  Fiske  of  Keene,  Lieut.  Colonel ;  -and  Josiah 
Stevens,  Jr.,  of  Concord,  Major.  The  regiment 
was  organized  at  Portsmouth. 

Such  of  the  Claremont  men  as  were  enlisted  by 
"W.  P.  Austin,  who  reenlisted  for  three  years,  were 
attached  to  this  regiment,  though  not  as  a  com- 
pany. On  account  of  a  misunderstanding  between 
the  officers  who  were  chosen  before  they  left  Clare- 
mont, the  Company  was  broken  up  and  none  of 
them  were  commissioned,  and  the  men  were  at- 
tached to  different  companies. 

The  regiment  left  Portsmouth  for  the  seat  of 
war,  on  the  20th  of  June,  1861.  At  Boston  it  was 
enthusiastically  received  by  the  Sons  of  New- 
Hampshire,  reviewed  by  Gov.  John  A.  Andrew, 

and  given  a  handsome  collation  at  Music  Hall.     At 
3* 


46  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

New- York  they  also  had  a  hearty  reception  and 
were  presented  with  a  beautiful  stand  of  colors. 
They  arrived  at  Washington  on  the  23d,  and  were 
brigaded  with  the  First  and  Second  Rhode-Island 
and  Seventy-first  New- York  regiments,  and  Second 
Rhode-Island  Battery.  The  brigade  was  com- 
manded by  Col.  Ambrose  E.  Burnside,  of  the 
Second  Rhode-Island  regiment. 

On  the  16th  of  July  the  regiment  started  on  its 
march  to  the  disastrous  field  of  Bull  Run,  with  full 
ranks.  Men  who  had  been  upon  the  sick-list  for 
weeks  reported  for  duty,  fondly  believing  that  our 
troops  were  about  to  strike  the  death-blow  to  the 
rebellion.  The  world  knows  the  sanguinary  char- 
acter and  result  of  this  battle.  Our  troops  were 
all  green,  and  it  need  only  be  said  for  the  Second 
New-Hampshire  regiment  that  it  behaved  as  well 
as  any  upon  the  field.  Col.  Marston  was  wounded 
in  the  shoulder  by  a  rifle  ball,  but  after  having  his 
wound  dressed  returned  to  the  command  of  his 
regiment.  The  casualties  to  the  regiment  in  this 
battle  were  seven  killed,  fifty-six  wounded,  and 
forty-six  prisoners.  Of  the  latter,  several  are  sup- 
posed to  have  died  upon  the  field.  Andrew  J. 
Straw,  of  Claremont,  had  his  leg  shot  off,  and  is 
supposed  to  have  died  in  the  hands  of  the  rebels. 

Early  in  August  the  regiment  was  attached  to 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  47 

Brigadier-General  Joseph  Hooker's  brigade,  and 
passed  the  winter  on  the  lower  Potomac,  in  drill- 
ing, building  corduroy  roads,  and  the  usual  amuse- 
ments of  camp  life,  under  different  brigade  com- 
manders. On  the  5th  of  April  they  embarked  on 
steamers  and  joined  the  army  in  front  of  York- 
town.  Subsequently  the  regiment  participated  in 
the  following  battles  and  skirmishes  : 

In  1862,  Williamsburg,  where  Charles  E.  Put- 
nam, of  Claremont,  was  killed ;  skirmish  at  Fair 
Oaks ;  battle  of  Fair  Oaks ;  Savage  Station ;  Peach 
Orchard  ;  Glendale ;  First  Malvern  Hill ;  Second 
Malvern  Hill ;  Bristow  Station  ;  Second  Bull  Run  ; 
Chantilly ;  Fredericksburg.  In  1863,  skirmish  at 
Manassas  Gap;  battles  of  Gettysbury ;  Wapping 
Heights.  In  1864,  Swift's  Creek ;  Drury's  Bluff; 
First  Cold  Harbor  ;  Second  Cold  Harbor ;  siege  of 
Petersburg  ;  Fair  Oaks ;  skirmishes  at  Proctor's 
Creek,  Chesterfield,  Darbytown,  and  Spring  Hill. 

The  spring  of  1865,  when  the  campaign  opened, 
found  this  regiment  comfortably  encamped  at  Sig- 
nal Hill.  On  the  morning  of  the  3d  of  April  they 
broke  camp  and  marched  for  Richmond,  and  after 
the  evacuation  of  that  city,  occupied  one  of  the 
forts  overlooking  its  blackened  ruins,  for  a  few 
days.  During  the  summer  and  fall  they  remained 
in  Virginia,  doing  provost  duty.  They  returned 


48  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

to  Concord  on  the  23d  of  December,  under  com- 
mand of  Col.  J.  N.  Patterson,  and  went  into  camp. 
On  the  25th  Governor  Smyth  gave  them  a  hand- 
some reception,  and  on  the  26th  the  men  were  paid 
off  and  mustered  out. 

This  regiment  furnished  many  officers  for  other 
branches  of  the  service.  It  was  several  months 
longer  in  the  service  than  any  other  from  this 
State  —  nearly  all  the  men  having  reenlisted  at  the 
end  of  their  first  term.  The  men,  whether  officers 
or  privates,  who  belonged  to  the  Second,  were 
careful  of  its  reputation  in  the  field,  and  are  justly 
proud  of  its  record. 

Corporal     OSCAR    C.    AI^LEIV 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin,  for  three  months, 
in  April,  and  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years,  and 
was  mustered  into  Co.  II,  2d  Reg't,  June  5,  1861. 
Appointed  Corporal.  He  was  in  the  battle  of 
Williamsburg,  May  5,  1862,  in  the  battles  of  the 
Wilderness,  and  was  soon  after  sent  to  hospital  at 
Philadelphia,  where  he  died  of  disease  on  the  2d 
of  October,  1862.  He  came  to  Claremont  from 
Woodstock,  Yt.,  about  two  years  before  the  break- 
ing out  of  the  rebellion ;  is  said  to  have  been  the 
first  man  in  town  to  enlist,  and  was  a  brave  soldier. 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  49 

Corporal     HEM^IV    AI/LiEN 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
and  subsequently  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years  ; 
was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't,  June  5,  1861, 
and  appointed  Corporal.  He  followed  the  fortunes 
of  his  regiment  till  his  muster  out,  June  21,  1864, 
when  he  returned  home.  He  was  one  of  many 
brave  soldiers  in  that  regiment. 


8. 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
and  subsequently  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years  ; 
was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't,  June  5,  1861, 
and  transferred  to  the  Fourth  United  States  Artil- 
lery, Nov.  1,  1862. 

Captain    JAJttES    A..    COOK 

Was  appointed  Commissary-Sergeant  of  the  2d 
Regiment  in  June,  1861.  Promoted  to  Quarter- 
master June  9,  1862.  Promoted  to  Commissary 
of  Subsistence,  with  the  rank  of  Captain,  July  2, 
1863,  and  ordered  to  Point  Lookout  where  he  was 
Post  Commissary,  and  had  charge  of  provisioning 
from  fifteen  to  twenty  thousand  prisoners,  the  gar- 
rison of  the  post  and  a  large  general  hospital,  from 
July,  1863,  to  May,  1864.  While  on  what  was 
called  "Burnside's  Mud  March,"  in  the  winter  of 


50  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

1862-63,  he  received  a  severe  injury  in  the  back, 
from  a  fall,  and  never  recovered  from  it.  He  grew 
worse  —  though  all  the  time  on  duty  —  until  May, 
1864,  when  he  was  totally  disabled  and  came 
home  on  sick  leave,  and  in  September  returned  to 
Baltimore  and  was  discharged.  While  Quarter- 
master of  the  2d  Regiment  he  served  most  of  the 
time  on  the  Staff  in  one  of  the  brigades  in  Gen. 
Hooker's  division.  He  was  a  most  capable,  active 
and  efficient  officer,  peculiarly  adapted  to  the  posi- 
tions in  which  he  was  placed,  always  in  his  place 
and  equal  to  any  amount  of  work.  He  was  born  in 
Cornish  in  1814,  and  died  in  Claremont  in  May,  1866, 
in  consequence  of  the  injury  received  in  the  army. 

Sergeant  HOMETt  M.  CRA.FTS 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
afterward  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years,  and  was 
mustered  into  Co.  I,  2d  Reg't,  June  7,  1861.  He 
was  discharged  for  disability,  May  28,  1862.  Im- 
mediately after  his  muster  he  was  appointed  first 
Sergeant,  which  position  he  held  until  he  was 
discharged. 


R. 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  and   subsequently  for  three  years,  and 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  51 

was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Eeg't,.June  5,  1861. 
Soon  after  the  regiment  reached  "Washington, 
young  Clement  was  taken  down  with  typhoid 
fever.  When  the  regiment  was  ordered  into  Vir- 
ginia he  was  left  in  hospital  at  Camp  Sullivan. 
When  his  comrades  returned  after  the  disaster  at 
Bull  Run,  although  very  sick,  he  inquired  particu- 
larly about  the  battle,  and  showed  great  interest  in 
the  contest.  His  father,  Frederick  Clement,  hear- 
ing of  the  sickness  of  his  son,  went  to  Washington 
and  was  with  him  in  his  last  hours.  He  died  on 
the  1st  of  August,  and  his  remains  were  brought 
home  and  buried  in  the  family  lot.  He  was  born 
in  Woodstock,  Vt.,  in  1839,  and  with  his  family 
came  to  Claremont  in  1844,  and  lived  here  until 
he  enlisted.  The  Chaplain  of  his  regiment,  Rev. 
Henry  E.  Parker,  in  a  letter  to  his  friends,  spoke 
in  high  terms  of  young  Clement  as  a  faithful 
soldier. 

JOHN  J3EA.JV 

Enlisted  under  Capt~  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  1861,  and  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years. 
Before  the  company,  to  which  he  was  attached,  was 
mustered,  Mr.  Dean  was  taken  down  with  rheu- 
matic fever  and  received  an  honorable  discharge. 
He  enlisted  again  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H, 


52  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

2d  Reg't,  Sept.  17,  1861,  and  was  discharged  for 
disability,  March  17,  1863.  Before  the  company 
enlisted  in  Claremont  by  Capt.  Austin  left  town, 
the  men  chose  their  officers,  and  Mr.  Dean  was 
elected  Second  Lieutenant.  The  company  was 
broken  up  at  Portsmouth,  and  the  men  put  into 
different  companies  of  the  2d  Regiment,  as  they 
were  needed  to  fill  up.  Something  of  his  charac- 
ter as  a  soldier  may  be  learned  from  his  letter 
giving  an  account  of  the  death  of  his  friend  and 
fellow-soldier,  Charles  E.  Putnam,  which  may  be 
found  in  the  notice  of  him.  He  was  detailed  as 
provost  guard  to  Gen.  Hooker's  head-quarters,  and 
was  so  engaged  until  they  arrived  at  Harrison's 
Landing,  July  3,  1862.  During  the  battle  of  Mal- 
vern  Hill  the  army  was  in  three  lines  and  the 
provost  guard  was  placed  in  the  rear  to  prevent 
straggling.  Before  he  was  aware  of  it,  the  guard 
to  which  Mr.  Dean  was  attached  had  been  removed, 
and  while  hunting  for  them  he  discovered  a  Reb. 
who  was  looking  for  his  command,  and  called  upon 
him  to  surrender,  which  he  did,  and  was  taken  by 
Mr.  Dean  to  head-quarters.  At  Harrison's  Land- 
ing he  was  detailed  to  drive  Gen.  Heintzelman's 
carriage,  which  he  did  about  four  months,  and  was 
then  appointed  wagon  master,  and  subsequently 
superintendent  of  transportation  for  the  Depart- 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  53 

merit  of  Washington,  which  position  he  held  until 
discharged.  He  is  the  oldest  son  of  Horace  Dean 
of  Claremont,  and  is  now  living  upon  his  father's 
farm. 


Corporal    ZIBA.    3Li.   JOA.VI8 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
and  was  chosen  one  of  the  Lieutenants  of  that 
company  before  it  left  town.  On  going  to  Ports- 
mouth the  company  was  broken  up,  none  of  the 
officers  chosen  were  commissioned,  and  he  reen- 
listed  as  a  private  for  three  years.  He  was  mus- 
tered into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't,  June  5,  1861,  and 
appointed  Corporal.  He  was  in  all  the  battles 
where  his  regiment  was  engaged  until  Dec.  6, 1862, 
when  he  reenlisted  into  Battery  K,  Fourth  United 
States  Artillery,  and  died  at  Falmouth,  Va.,  Janu- 
ary 12, 1863,  of  inflammation  of  the  lungs.  He  en- 
listed April  20,  1861,  and  was  the  second  man  who 
enrolled  himself  in  Claremonffor  the  war.  Al- 
though he  was  in  twelve  different  battles  and 
skirmishes  he  was  never  wounded  ;  one  ball,  how- 
ever, passed  through  his  cap,  and  another  through 
his  whiskers.  The  Claremont  boys  in  the  2d  Regi- 
ment, on  hearing  of  his  death,  immediately  sub- 
scribed a  sufficient  sum  to  pay  the  expense,  and 
took  measures  to  have  his  body  sent  to  his  friends 


54  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

in  Claremont.  His  funeral  took  place  on  the  21st, 
at  the  Methodist  church,  Rev.  Mr.  Hartwell  preach- 
ing an  appropriate  sermon,  and  was  very  largely 
attended.  Corporal  Davis  was  born  at  Baltimore, 
Vt.,  April  12,  1839,  and  came  to  Claremont  in 
1856,  where  he  learned  the  trade  and  followed  the 
business  of  a  house-painter.  He  was  much  re- 
spected as  a  citizen,  and  proved  himself  a  brave 
and  faithful  soldier.  He  left  a  young  widow  and 
one  boy  three  years  old. 


JOH1V     TV. 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
afterward  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years,  and  was 
mustered  into  Co.  I,  2d  Tteg't,  June  7,  1861.  He 
was  taken  prisoner  at  Gettysburg,  July  2,  1863, 
subsequently  exchanged,  and  remained  with  his 
regiment  during  the  term  of  his  enlistment,  at  the 
end  of  which,  July  21,  1864,  he  was  discharged. 
He  soon  after  enlisted  in  a  Vermont  regiment,  and 
then  into  the  regular  army.  He  was  once  wounded 
in  the  neck.  All  agree  that  he  was  a  brave  soldier, 
and  cheerfully  performed  every  duty.  He  has  not 
returned  since  the  war  was  over. 

EDWIN    M.    GOWDEY 

Enlisted  under  Capt  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  1861,  went  to  Portsmouth  where  he  was 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  55 

examined  by  the  surgeon  and  discharged.  In  Sep- 
tember of  the  same  year  he  enlisted  as  a  recruit 
and  -was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  2d  Reg't.  Dis- 
charged June  23,  1863. 


EDWARD 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  mouths, 
subsequently  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years,  and 
was  mustered  into  Co.  I,  2d  Reg't,  June  7,  1861. 
He  enlisted  into  the  Second  United  States  Cavalry, 
Oct.  27,  1862. 


JOSEPH 

Enlisted  for  three  months  under  Capt.  Austin, 
then  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years,  and  was  mus- 
tered into  Co.  I,  2d  Reg't,  June  7,  1861.  He  en- 
listed into  the  Second  United  States  Cavalry,  Oct. 
27,  1862. 

EUGEIVE    DP.    1L.EET 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
E,  2d  Reg't,  Sept.  17,  1861.  Wounded  severely  in 
the  knee  at  the  battle  of  Malvern  Hill,  July  2, 
1862.  Discharged,  on  account  of  wound,  at  New- 
ark, K  J.,  Sept.  10,  1862.  Enlisted  into  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps,  Sept.  10,  1863.  "Was  appointed 


56  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Drum  Major  iu  21st  Reg't  Veteran  Reserve  Corps, 
Oct.  10,  1863,  and  served  in  that  capacity  seven 
months.  Discharged  for  disability  at  Trenton, 
N.  J.,  Aug.  9, 1865.  He  has  never  recovered  from 
the  wound  received  at  Malvern  Hill,  and  never 
can.  He  is  a  son  of  James  Leet. 

. 

IMCed.    Cadet    CIIA.mL.E8    A.   MILTON 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  B,  2d  Reg't, 
June  1,  1861.  Appointed  Sergeant  and  was  in 
the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run.  Appointed  Medical 
Cadet  Sept.  24,  1861,  and  transferred  to  the  Medi- 
cal Department  U.  S.  Army.  Died  of  typhoid 
fever  at  United  States  General  Hospital,  Mound 
City,  111.,  May  15, 1862.  At  the  time  of  his  enlist- 
ment he  was  pursuing  the  study  of  medicine  with 
Dr.  Collins  of  Hopkinton,  and  had  attended  one 
course  of  lectures  at  Harvard  University.  His 
death,  which  occurred  after  a  sickness  of  fifteen 
days,  was  deeply  lamented  by  surgeons  and  attend- 
ants at  the  hospital  where  he  was  on  duty  at  the 
time  he  fell  sick.  At  a  meeting  for  the  purpose 
they  passed  resolutions  of  respect  to  Dr.  Milton 
and  of  sympathy  with  his  bereaved  friends.  He 
was  born  .in  Claremout  Jan.  6,  1839,  was  a  son  of 
John  M.  Milton,  and  brother  of  James  P.  Milton 
of  the  5th  Reg't, 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  57 


Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  and  afterward  at  Portsmouth  for  three 
years,  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  D,  2d  Reg't, 
June  1,  1861.  Died  of  wounds  received  in  battle, 
Sept.  16,  1862.  He  was  an  orphan,  and  was 
brought  up  by  Moses  Purington  of  Claremont, 
and  lived  with  him  until  twenty-one  years  old. 
Afterward,  until  he  enlisted,  he  worked  for  differ- 
ent farmers  in  town.  He  was  a  worthy  young 
man,  and  is  said  to  have  been  a  good  soldier. 


Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  1861,  and  subsequently  at  Portsmouth  for 
three  years.  He  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d 
Reg't,  June  5,  1861.  Died  of  disease  at  Manches- 
ter, K  H.,  Feb.  20,  1863.  He  was  the  second  man 
in  Claremont  who  enlisted  for  the  war  ;  son  of  the 
late  Thomas  D.  Parrish  of  Claremont,  and  brother 
of  Thomas  D.  Parrish  of  the  26th  Mass.  Reg't,  and 
William  E.  and  James  C.  Parrish,  of  Co.  G,  5th 
Reg't. 


TV. 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  1861,  and  subsequently  for  three  years, 


58  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't,  June  5, 
1861.  He  followed  the  fortunes  of  his  regiment 
until  he  was  taken  down  with  chronic  diarrhea,  in 
November,  1862,  and  sent  to  hospital.  Discharged 
for  disability  at  Central  Park  Hospital,  New-York, 
January  14,  1863.  He  is  a  son  of  William  Patrick 
of  Claremont,  and  brother  of  Joel  W.  Patrick  of 
the  5th  Reg't,  and  Charles  E.  Patrick  of  the 
Cavalry. 


n. 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
then  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years,  and  was  mus- 
tered into  Co.  I,  2d  Reg't,  June  7,  1861.  Having 
been  clerk  in  the  post-office  in  Claremont  for  some 
time,  he  was  detailed  for  the  mail  service  in  the 
army.  At  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlist- 
ment, June  21,  1864,  he  was  mustered  out. 


Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  mouths, 
in  April,  1861,  and  subsequently  for  three  years, 
and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't,  June  5, 
1861.  He  was  in  the  first  Bull  Run  battle,  July 
21,  and,  in  a  letter  to  his  brother  George,  who  was 
then  at  home,  but  afterward  enlisted  in  the  5th 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  59 

Reg't,  and  was  killed  at  Cold  Harbor,  under  date 
of  July  26, 1861,  thus  speaks  of  that  great  disaster : 

11  Dear  Brother: — Your  letter  was  handed  to  me 
after  we  were  formed  in  line  to  march,  last  Satur- 
day morning,  and  I  read  it  as  we  stopped  to  rest. 
I  was  very  glad  to  hear  from  you,  arid  that  the 
folks  at  home  were  all  well.  I  tell  you  what  it  is, 
George,  that  was  the  hardest  day's  work  I  ever  did. 
We  started  at  2  o'clock  in  the  morning,  marched 
eighteen  miles,  and  right  on  to  the  battle-field, 
without  any  rest  or  breakfast,  and  many  of  the 
men  had  no  water  in  their  canteens.  "We  were 
stationed  on  a  hill  at  the  right  of  the  Rhode-Island 
Battery,  to  support  it,  and  where  the  enemy  could 
pour  their  shot  and  shell  right  into  us,  and  they 
came  thick  and  fast.  Poor  Eastman,  who  had 
marched  the  first  in  my  rear  all  day,  was  the  first 
man  shot. 

"I  wish  I  could  give  you  a  description  of  the 
field  and  battle,  but  have  not  time  nor  room.  Men 
never  fought  more  bravely  than  did  the  Federal 
troops  on  that  day.  It  was  an  awful  sight  to  see 
such  brave  men  slaughtered  as  they  were,  and  what 
looked  almost  as  bad,  to  see  the  noble  horses  cut 
to  pieces  by  the  cannon  balls.  Griffin's  Battery 
that  went  on  to  the  field  in  the  morning  with  one 


60  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

hundred  and  sixty-nine  noble  horses,  and  all  were 
killed  but  two;  one  of  these  was  the  Captain's,  and 
the  other  one  of  the  cannoneers  cut  loose  and 
rode  into  Washington.  This  was  all  there  was  left 
of  one  of  the  best  batteries  in  the  United  States. 
Ellsworth's  Zouaves  were  there  and  fought  like 
fiends.  As  they  charged  upon  the  enemy  they 
would  shout  Ellsworth,  and  rush  on,  and  well  did 
they  avenge  him  that  day. 

"We  fought  them  nine  hours,  and  looked  in  vain 
for  reinforcements.  Many  were  out  of  ammuni- 
tion, and  we  were  compelled  to  retreat.  When 
the  order  was  given  I  was  assisting  in  carrying  off 
a  man  that  was  sun-struck,  and  did  not  leave  the 
field  until  our  regiment  had  got  almost  a  mile  the 
start  of  me.  I  then  started  and  went  more  than 
half  a  mile  under  a  galling  fire  from  the  enemy. 
Sometimes  the  cannon  balls  struck  so  near  that 
they  would  throw  the  dirt  all  over  me,  but  I  kept 
on  until  I  got  to  the  hospital,  where  I  stopped  a 
few  moments  to  see  some  of  our  wounded.  It  was 
in  an  old  stone  church.  I  went  in  and  looked 
through  it,  and  I  pray  God  that  I  may  never  wit- 
ness another  such  a  sight.  I  left  and  came  on 
about  ten  rods,  and  found  two  of  our  own  com- 
pany that  were  wounded.  One  was  Jack  Straw. 
He  had  his  leg  shot  off  below  the  thigh — wanted 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  61 

water — got  them  some  and  started  on.  I  found 
I  was  behind  my  regiment.  Saw  our  cavalry 
stationed  on  a  hill  to  cover  our  retreat,  and  started 
for  them.  When  I  got  within  thirty  or  forty  rods 
of  them  a  party  of  the  enemy's  black  horse  caval- 
ry came  out  of  the  woods  and  gave  us  a  volley 
from  their  rifles.  The  balls  whistled  about  my 
ears,  but  I  kept  on  and  overtook  the  main  body, 
and  came  into  Washington  safe  and  sound,  but 
with  the  sorest  feet  I  ever  had.  I  was  obliged  to 
pull  my  boots  off  and  walk  in  my  stocking  feet. 
During  thirty-six  hours  we  marched  over  sixty 
miles,  beside  being  on  the  field  seven  hours,  with 
nothing  to  eat  but  hard  bread,  and  nothing  to  drink 
but  muddy  water. 

"  We  had  four  men  killed  in  our  company,  nine 
wounded,  and  five  missing.  I  am  entirely  well 
now.  They  say  we  must  try  them  again  next 
week.  I  am  ready  to  go,  and  if  I  fall  I  know 
I  shall  be  avenged.  I  know  it  is  a  just  cause,  and 
am  willing  to  go  where  duty  calls." 

Mr.  Putnam  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Williams- 
burg,  Va.,  on  the  5th  of  May,  1862.  Under  date 
of  May  llth,  1862,  bis  Captain,  Littlefield,  wrote 
to  his  father,  and  after  tellingjiim  of  the  death  of 
his  son,  says  —  "Sad  as  this  intelligence  must  be 
to  you,  you  have  the  consolation  of  knowing  that 


62  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

he  was  a  noble  man.  He  was  honest  and  faithful 
in  the  discharge  of  all  his  duties  ;  ever  ready  and 
always  in  his  place  ;  kind  alike  to  his  officers  and 
comrades,  and  was  loved  and  esteemed  by  every 
member  of  my  company.  His  kindness  to  me, 
and  his  manly  bearing,  had  taught  me  to  love  him 
like  a  brother.  He  fell  while  manfully  fighting 
for  his  country."  He  was  buried  by  his  comrades 
near  the  battle  ground,  and  his  name  marked  on  a 
tree  at  his  head.  He  was  twenty-seven  years  old, 
and  left  to  mourn  his  loss  a  father,  Zelotes  Putnam, 
— since  dead — a  mother,  one  sister,  two  brothers, 
one  of  whom,  George,  was  killed  at  Cold  Harbor, 
Va.,  June  3,  1864,  and  many  friends. 

The  following  is  a  portion  of  a  letter  from  John 
Dean,  son  of  Horace  Dean  of  this  town,  to  his 
mother,  dated  Williamsburg,  Va.,  May  8, 1862.  It 
is  of  such  a  character  as  to  be  worth  a  place  in  this 
history.  There  may  be  more  interesting  accounts 
of  the  battle  of  Williamsburg,  but  none  more  so  to 
the  people  of  Claremont  than  that  contained  in  this 
letter,  as  it  connects  our  noble  2d  Regiment  and 
our  brave  Claremont  men  with  one  of  the  most 
sanguinary  battles  of  the  war  : 

"On  Sunday  morning,  May  4th,  we  discovered 
for  a  certainty  that  the  enemy  had  evacuated  York- 
town,  and  at  noon  we  were  ordered  to  advance  in 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  63 

pursuit.  "We  marched  as  fast  as  our  legs  would 
carry  us  until  half  past  ten  at  night,  then  laid 
down  just  as  we  were,  with  our  guns  by  our  side. 
About  two  in  the  morning  it  commenced  raining 
very  hard,  and  at  four  we  started  on.  The  mud 
was  awful,  and  we  had  to  wade  right  through  it. 
In  a  very  few  moments,  our  clothes  and  blankets 
being  wet,  and  our  feet  and  legs  covered  with  mud, 
it  was  with  difficulty  we  could  get  along.  About 
six  o'clock  our  advance  guard  were  fired  on  by  the 
enemy's  rear,  just  as  they  emerged  from  a  piece  of 
wood  into  a  piece  of  felled  timber.  The  1st  Mass- 
achusetts regiment  were  in  advance,  the  2d  New- 
Hampshire  next.  The  Massachusetts  regiment 
formed  into  line  of  battle  and  advanced  on  the 
left  —  our  regiment  in  front.  As  soon  as  we 
started  out  of  the  woods  the  enemy  opened  a  bat- 
tery directly  in  front  of  us  ;  and  just  as  we  crossed 
the  road  a  cannOn  ball,  the  first  one  fired,  went 
right  through  our  ranks,  killing  one  and  wounding 
two  of  our  company.  Then  commenced  a  shower 
of  balls,  and  we  were  ordered  to  keep  under  cover 
as  much  as  possible  —  the  falleri.trees  affording  us 
a  good  protection.  We  advanced  from  one  tree  to 
another  about  fifty  rods,  to  the  edge  of  a  large 
open  field  in  front  of  the  enemy's  breastworks. 
They  were  pouring  a  deadly  fire  into  us,  and  Gen. 


64  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Hooker  ordered  one  of  our  batteries  up  in  front  of 
us  to  engage  their  battery,  but  before  they  got 
their  guns  in  position  all  but  three  of  the  men  be- 
longing to  the  battery  were  killed,  and  one  of  their 
guns  stuck  in  the  mud.  For  a  few  moments  the 
guns  were  left  entirely  alone  !  Oh,  if  you  could 
have  seen  the  Captain,  his  hat  off,  crying,  as  he 
turned  round  and  shouted,  "For  God's  sake  send 
me  some  men  to  work  these  guns  !"  The  rebels, 
seeing  the  guns  deserted,  came  out  of  their  in- 
trenchments  and  were  about  to  make  a  charge  to 
capture  them ;  but  immediately  the  boys  of  our 
regiment,  without  any  order,  fixed  bayonets  and 
rushed  out  to  receive  them,  when  they  ran  back 
into  their  intrenchments.  About  a  hundred  of  us 
then  caught  hold  of  the  gun  that  was  stuck  in  the 
mud  and  took  it  into  position  in  an  instant.  By 
this  time  some  men  arrived  to  work  the  guns, 
ammunition  began  to  arrive,  and*until  about  noon 
it  was  fight  in  earnest.  Our  battery  had  to  con- 
tend with  two — one  in  front,  and  one  on  the  left  — 
we  lying  all  the  time  within  eight  rods  of  the 
enemy's  guns !  The  rebel  sharp-shooters  by  noon 
had  killed  nearly  all  the  gunners,  and  the  guns 
were  alt  disabled  but  one,  the  horses  all  dead,  and 
the  cannon  and  musket  balls  showering  around  us. 
We  were  ordered  to  fall  back.  Charles  Putnam 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  65 

and  myself,  who  had  been  lying  together  behind  a 
log,  were  just  eating  some  hard  bread  and  molasses, 
several  balls  and  shells  having  hit  within  a  few 
inches  of  us — one  ball  grazing  the  leg  of  my 
pan'ts.  "We  started  with  our  Captain,  but  it  was 
impossible  to  keep  the  company  together,  as  the 
surroundings  presented  a  perfect  slash  of  heavy 
timber.  Charles  arid  myself,  however,  agreed,  if 
the  company  did  not  get  formed,  to.  remain  to- 
gether. 

We  fell  back,  amid  a  perfect  shower  of  balls,  to 
the  edge  of  the  woods  where  we  started  from.  We 
there  held  a  consultation  as  to  what  we  should  do. 
It  looked  as  if  the  day  was  going  against  us,  and 
we  agreed  to  lay  off  our  knapsacks  and  overcoats, 
loaded  our  guns  anew,  for  fear  they  would  not  go, 
as  it  was  raining  hard  all  the  time.  "  Now,"  said 
Charles,  "as  we  can't  find  the  regiment,  let  us  go 
where  there  is  the  most  fighting,  and  sell  ourselves 
as  dearly  as  possible  !"  I  told  him  I  would  agree 
to  it.  We  then  shook  hands,  and  each  told  the 
other  what  he  had  in  his  pockets,  what  one»w.as  to 
do  if  the  other  should  fall,  and  started. 

At  this  time,  about  2  o'clock  P.  M.,  the  New- 
Jersey  brigade,  belonging  to  our  division,  were 
having  a  struggle  with  a  large  force  who  were  try- 
ing to  flank  us  on  the  left.  I  saw  Major  Stevens, 


66  CLARE  MONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

and  asked  him  where  we  could  do  the  most  good. 
He  replied,  "Up  with  the  Jerseys,"  and  that  he 
was  trying  to  get  the  regiment  together  and  send 
them  there.  We  then  started  on  a  run  and  came 
up  with  the  "Jerseys"  within  fifty  rods  of  a  large 
force  of  rebels.  We  then  commenced  loading  and 
firing,  taking  good  aim  every  time.  Part  of  the 
time  the  rebels  would  fall  back  slowly,  and  then, 
being  reinforced,  would  force  us  back,  we  con- 
tinuing to  load  and  fire  behind  each  tree  as  we 
advanced  or  retreated,  until  we  had  used  all  our 
cartridges  but  two  or  three.  Charles  and  myself 
were  behind  a  large  pine  tree.  I  was  in  the  act  of 
driving  a  ball  into  my  gun — he  had  just  fired,  got 
his  gun  reloaded  and  started  for  another  tree,  a 
little  further  ahead — when  I  happened  to  look  that 
way  just  in  time  to  see  him  pitch  forward,  his  face 
down  !  Oh,  my  God  !  what  were  my  feelings  at 
that  moment !  I  was  immediately  at  his  side, 
turned  him  over,  and  found  that  he  was  shot 
through  the  brain.  The  ball  passed  through  the 
front  piece  of  his  cap,  entering  the  head  just  above 
the  left  eye,  and  coming  out  exactly  opposite  on 
the  back  side  of  the  head.  I  took  his  pocket-book 
and  purse,  containing  together  ten  dollars  and 
forty-five  cents,  with  a  few  other  articles.  His 
knapsack,  as  well  as  my  own,  was  lost.  A  hunt 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  67 

for  them  would  be  useless,  as  the  battle-field  was 
soon  stripped  of  every  thing  worth  carrying 
away. 

"  Joseph  Richardson,  Oscar  Allen,  John  Straw, 
Henry  Patrick, — all  from  Claremont — and  myself 
went  and  buried  him  on  the  bank  of  a  small  stream. 
A  pine  tree  marks  the  head  of  his  grave,  and  a 
small  beech  tree  stands  at  his  feet,  upon  both  of 
which  we  cut  his  name  and  the  letter  of  his  com- 
pany. Poor  fellow !  Not  a  man  in  his  company 
but  feels  sad,  and  not  an  hour  passes  but  I  hear 
some  one  say,  "Poor  Charles!  It  is  a  pity  such 
a  brave  fellow  should  fall!"  A  braver  fellow  never 
lived.  He  had  endeared  himself  to  his  comrades, 
as  well  as  to  his  officers,  and  his  example  is  worthy 
of  imitation." 

.  Rev.  Mr.  Hartwell  preached  his  funeral  sermon, 
at  the  Methodist  church,  on  Sunday,  the  18th  of 
May,  which  was  very  largely  attended. 

t 

HENRY    F.    ROYS 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
and  at  Portsmouth  reenlisted  for  three  years ;  was 
mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't,  June  5,  1861, 
served  faithfully  and  bravely  the  term  of  his  en- 
listment, and  was  mustered  out  June  21,  1864. 


68         »       CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Sergeant    JOSEPH    RICHAXII>8O1V 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
and  subsequently  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years. 
He  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't,  June  5, 
1861  :  appointed  Corporal  Nov.  1,  1862  ;  promoted 
to  Sergeant  Feb.  1,  1864  ;  was  in  all  the  battles  in 
which  his  regiment  was  engaged,  behaving  with 
great  coolness  and  bravery,  and  was  mustered  out 
at  the  end  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  June  21,  1864. 


J. 

Enlisted  for  •  three  months  under  Capt.  Austin, 
then  at  Portsmouth  for  three  years,  and  was  mus- 
tered into  Co.  I,  June  7,  1861.  At  the  time  of  his 
enlistment  he  was  less  than  seventeen  years  old. 
He  was  in  the  two  Bull  Eun  battles,  at  Williams- 
burg,  the  Wilderness,  seven  days,  and  indeed  all 
the  battles  where  his  regiment  was  engaged,  until 
the  first  of  November,  1862,  when  he  was  placed  in 
hospital  on  account  of  distressing  chronic  diarrhea. 
He  was  honorably  discharged  at  Central  Park 
Hospital,  New-  York,  Dec.  23,  1862,  and  returned 
home,  but  it  was  maity  months  before  he  recovered. 
He  was  the  youngest  son  of  the  late  Jonathan 
Read,  and  brother  of  George  Read  of  the  Fifth 
Regiment,  who  died  of  chronic  diarrhea  in  hospi- 
tal at  Newark,  N.  J. 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  69 


Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months,  in 
April,  and  subsequently  for  three  years,  and  was 
mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't,  June  5,  1861.  He 
was  mortally  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Bull  Run, 
July  21,  1861,  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  enemy, 
and  is  supposed  to  have  died  soon  after.  .  The  last 
heard  of  him  is  the  account  of  Charles  E.  Putnam, 
in  his  letter  to  his  brother  George,  which  is  given 
in  full  in  the  notice  of  his  death.  Straw  is  believed 
to  have  been  the  first  Claremont  man  who  gave 
his  life  for  his  country  in  the  war  of  the  rebellion. 
He  was  a  son  of  the  late  Daniel  J.  Straw  of  Clare- 
mont, brother  of  John  Straw,  of  the  same  com- 
pany, and  George  W.  Straw  of  the  Sharp-shooters. 

JOHN    STPCA.W 

Enlisted  under  Captain  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  and  subsequently  at  Portsmouth  for  three 
years,  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't, 
June  5,  1861.  Wounded  in  the  calf  of  the  leg 
at  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run,  July  21,  1861. 
Wounded  in  the  foot  by  a  minnie  ball,  and  also  in 
the  back  by  a  piece  of  shell,  at  the  battle  of  Wil- 
liamsburg,  May  5,  1862.  Discharged  for  disability 
Feb.  1,  1863.  Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 

A,  Heavy  Artillery,  May  26,  1863  ;  served  to  tuu 
4* 


70  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

end  of  the  war  and  was  mustered  out  with  his 
company  Sept.  11,  1865.  He  died  in  the  summer 
of  1867.  He  was  a  son  of  the  late  Daniel  J.  Straw 
of  Claremont,  and  brother  of  Andrew  J.  Straw  of 
the  same  company,  who  was  killed  at  the  first 
battle  of  Bull  Eun,  and  George  H.  Straw  of  the 
Sharp-shooters. 

Sergeant    GEORGE    I".    TENTTEY 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months ; 
went  to  Portsmouth  and  reenlisted  for  three  years ; 
was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't,  June  5,  1861 ; 
appointed  corporal  and  promoted  sergeant  Sept.  1, 
1861.  Was  in  most  of  the  battles  with  the  regi- 
ment until  his  term  of  enlistment  expired,  and  was 
mustered  out  June  21, 1864.  He  was  a  true  soldier 
and  is  a  good  man.  He  is  the  youngest  son  of  the 
late  Amos  J.  Tenney  of  Claremont,  and  is  now  in 
business  at  Lyndon,  Vt. 

JOHN    F1.   WHEELER 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  and  afterwards  at  Portsmouth  for  three 
years,  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  2d  Reg't,  May 
31,  1861.-  He  was  in  the  first  Bull  Run  battle, 
taken  prisoner  and  sent  to  Richmond,  where  he 
remained  about  three  months,  when  with  others  he 


SECOND  REGIMENT.  71 

was  sent  to  New- Orleans,  where  he  was  kept  until 
the  6th  of  February,  1862,  when  he,  with  others, 
was  started  on  foot  for  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  and  arrived 
there  on  the  15th,  where  he  remained  until  June, 
when  he  was  exchanged,  and  died  on  shipboard 
between  Salisbury  and  New-York,  June  8, 1862,  of 
dysentery.  His  remains  were  sent  to  his  friends 
at  Cambridge,  Vt.,  where  his  father,  Rev.  Lovell 
"Wheeler,  resides.  He  had  been  in  the  employ  of 
Messrs.  Brown  &  Hart,  of  Claremont,  about  two 
years  before  the  breaking  out  of  the  rebellion* 


THIRD  REGIMENT. 

This  was  the  second  regiment  raised  in  this  State 
under  the  President's  call  for  three  years  men.  It 
was  recruited  throughout  the  State,  though  Man- 
chester furnished  three  companies.  The  Field 
officers  were  Enoch  Q.  Fellows  of  Sandwich,  Col. ; 
John  H.  Jackson  of  Portsmouth,  Lieut.  Colonel ; 
John  Bedel  of  Bath,  Major.  Col.  Fellows  was  a 
graduate  of  West  Point,  and  Lieut.  Col.  Jackson 
and  Major  Bedel  had  served  in  the  Mexican  "War. 
The  regiment  was  recruited  the  first  part  of  August, 
1861,  mustered  into  the  United  States  service  on 
the  25th,  and  was  assigned  to  a  corps  being  formed 
for  a  secret  service  by  Gen.  "W".  T.  Sherman.  The 
State  paid  to  each  man  mustered  into  this  regiment 
a  bounty  of  ten  dollars. 

The  regiment  broke  camp  at  Concord  on  the  3d 
of  September,  and  embarked  for  Hampton  Plains, 
Long  Island,  twenty-five  miles  from  New- York, 
the  rendezvous  of  the  expedition.  On  the  14th 
the  regiment  was  ordered  to  Washington,  D.  C., 
and  went  into  camp,  and  on  the  19th  of  October 


74  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

embarked  on  board  a  steamer  for  Fortress  Monroe, 
under  command  of  Gen.  Sherman  ;  from  thence  to 
Port  Royal,  arriving  there  on  the  4th  of  November. 
Col.  Fellows  resigned  on  the  12th  of  June,  1862. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  battles,  sieges,  re- 
connoissances  and  skirmishes  in  which  the  regiment 
was  engaged :  Port  Royal  Harbor,  8.  C.,  Novem- 
ber 7,  1861 ;  Elba  Island,  Ga. ;  Blufi'ton,  S.  C. ; 
Jehossee,  S.  C. ;  James  Island,  S.  C.  [Horatio  C. 
Moore  and  Joseph  Peno  of  Claremont,  were  killed 
in  this  battle.]  Secessionville,  S.  C. ;  Pocotaligo, 
S,  C.,  in  1862 ;  May  River,  Fla. ;  Stono  Inlet,  S. 
C. ;  Morris  Island,  S.  C. ;  Fort  Wagner,  8.  C. ; 
Siege  of  "Wagner ;  Siege  of  Sumter,  from  Sept.  7, 
1863,  to  March  1,  1864 ;  Pilatka,  Fla. ;  Chester 
Station,  Va. ;  Drury's  Bluff,  Va. ;  Bermuda  Hun- 
dred, Va. ;  "Wier  Bottom  Chu rch,  Ya. ;  Petersburg, 
Va. ;  Hatcher's  Run,  Va. ;  Flussel's  Mills,  Deep 
Bottom,  Va. ;  Siege  of  Petersburg  from  August 
24  to  September  29  ;  Newmarket  Heights,  Va. ; 
Demonstration  on  Richmond,-  Sept.  29,  and  Oct.  1, 
1864  ;  Newmarket  Road,  Va. ;  Darbytown  Road, 
Va. ;  Charles  City  Road,  Va. ;  Fort  Fisher,  N.  C., 
Jan.  15,  1865 ;  Sugar  Loaf  Hill,  N.  C. ;  Smith's 
Creek  and  N.  E.  Station,  N.  C. 

The  Third  was  one  of  the  best  regiments  that 
went  from  BTew-Hampshire,  doing  its  full  share  of 


THIRD  REGIMENT.  75 

fighting  and  campaigning,  and  suffering  great  losses 
of  officers  and  men  in  battle  and  from  disease  inci- 
dent to  exposure  in  the  field. 

On  the  20th  of  July,  1865,  the  regiment  was 
mustered  out  of  the  United  States  service  and 
ordered  to  New-Hampshire.  It  arrived  at  Con- 
cord on  the  28th,  with  twenty-six  officers  and  three 
hundred  and  twenty-four  men.  They  had  a  warm 
reception  from  the  Governor,  and  the  men  were 
finally  discharged  on  the  3d  of  August. 


J. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Reg't, 
August  23,  1861.  Reenlisted  Feb.  13,  1864.  Ap- 
pointed company  clerk  in  July,  1862.  Wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Deep  Run,  August  16,  1864.  Pro- 
moted to  Corporal  May  1,  1865.  In  September, 
1864,  he  was  detailed  as  attendant  on  board  hospi- 
tal steamer  George  Leary,  where  he  remained  until 
the  following  December,  when  he  resumed  his  old 
duties  as  company  clerk.  In  March,  1865,  he  was 
detailed  as  Clerk  in  the  Provost  Marshal's  office  at 
Wilmington,  N.  C.,  and  the  following  May  as 
chief  clerk  in  the  Provost  Marshal's  office  at  Golds- 
borough,  N.  C.,  which  position  he  held  until  the 
regiment  started  for  home,  in  July.  He  was  very 
efficient  and  faithful  in  whatever  position  he  was 


* 


76  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

placed.     After  the  war  was  over  he  came  home  and 
resumed  his  former  business  as  a  file  manufacturer. 


>.    ABBOTT 

Enlisted  first  under  Capt.  Austin,  in  April,  1861, 
for  three  months,  went  to  Portsmouth,  and  declin- 
ing to  enlist  for  three  years  was  discharged  and 
returned  home.  He  enlisted  again  and  was  mus- 
tered into  Co.  A,  3d  Reg't,  Aug.  22,  1861,  served 
faithfully,  and  reenlisted  Feb.  12,  1864  ;  was  mus- 
tered out  with  his  regiment  and  returned  home. 


8. 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
F,  3d  Reg't,  Sept.  19,  1862.  He  was  killed  at  the 
battle  of  Drury's  Bluff,  Va.,  May  13,  1864.  Was 
a  farmer  by  occupation,  and  step-son  of  the  late 
Capt.  Matthew  Porter,  formerly  of  Claremont. 


JOHN    !».    W. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Reg't, 
August  23,  1861.  He  was  discharged  July  28, 
1862. 


Sergeant  WIH-I^IAM    H.   BIGIL.EY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  22,  1861.     He  was  appointed  Corporal  and 


THIRD  REGIMENT.  77 

promoted  to  Sergeant  Aug.  5,  1863.  Reenlisted 
Feb.  27,  1864.  He  followed  the  fortunes  of  his 
regiment  from  first  to  last,  was  mustered  out  after 
the  war  was  over,  and  returned  home.  He  enlisted 
from  a  high  sense  of  duty  to  his  country,  and  did 
it  to  the  utmost  of  his  ability. 


Enlisted  as  a  recruit  and  was  mustered  into  Co.      ^ 
D,  3d  Reg't,  Aug.  29,  1862.     Mustered  out  June 
26,  1865. 


COILBURIV 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
H,  3d  Reg't,  Sept.  19,  1862.  Wounded  severely  in 
the  arm  at  the  battle  of  Morris  Island,  July,  1863. 
Transferred  to  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  May 
31,  1864. 


Corporal   -A-I^OERT    O. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  3d  Reg't, 
August  23,  1861.  Appointed  Corporal.  Keen- 
listed  February  12,  1864.  Wounded  slightly  July 
10,  1863.  Taken  prisoner  at  Laurel  Hill,  Va., 
Oct.  7,  1864,  and  died  at  Salisbury,  K  C.,  Feb.  3, 
1865.  His  sufferings  and  experience  in  prison 
were  not  unlike  those  of  John  G.  P.  Putnam,  of 


78  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

v 

the  same  regiment,  except  that  his  constitution 
broke  down  under  it,  while  Putnam  alone,  of  the 
four  from  his  regiment  who  were  in  Salisbury 
prison,  lives  to  tell  the  story  of  his  own  and  their 
treatment  at  the  hands  of  their  rebel  captors.  He 
was  a  son  of  the  late  John  Dane  of  Claremont, 
and  was  a  good  soldier. 


JEROME    B. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Reg't, 
August  23,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  at 
DeCamp  Hospital,  June  23,  1864. 

• 

GEORGE    TT.   EMERSON 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  23,  1861.  He  served  the  full  term  of.  his 
enlistment,  and  was  mustered  out  Aug.  23,  1864. 


Corporal    FRJLUVKL    W. 

Enffsted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  22,  1861.  He  was  appointed  Corporal;  was 
in  the  battle  at  Morris  Island,  S.  C.,  July  10,  1863, 
where  he  lost  an  arm,  on  account  of  which  he  was 
discharged  Nov.  10,  1863,  and  came  home.  He  is 
a  son  of  Rev.  W.  F.  Evans.  No  one  ever  ques- 
tioned his  bravery  as  a  soldier,  or  his  integrity  as 
a  man.  He  is  but  one  of  many  who  have  given  a 
limb  to  their  country. 


THIRD  REGIMENT.  79 

.VID    H.    GRAJVNie 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  22, 1861.  Was  in  the  battle  of  James  Island, 
June  16,  1862,  and  had  his  canteen  shot  away,  but 
was  not  injured.  Died  of  diphtheria  in  hospital  at 
Hilton  Head,  March  4,  1863.  He  first  enlisted  in 
a  Vermont  three  months  regiment;  while  in  camp 
and  when  the  regiment  left  the  State,  was  sick  with 
measles  so  he  could  not  go  with  them  and  was  dis- 
charged. Was  twenty-seven  years  old  when  he 
died ;  was  a  son  of  the  late  Col.  David  and  Olive  S. 

Grannis  of  Claremont,  and  half  brother  of  Edward 

• 

E.  Story  of  the  6th  Reg't,  and  Charles  C.  Story  of  the 
6th  Massachusetts  Reg't.  Mr.  Grannis  was  a  house 
painter  by  trade,  and  a  worthy,  upright  young  man. 

JOHN    GILBERT 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  23,  1861.  Served  faithfully,  being  in  "all  the 
actions  and  skirmishes  in  which  his  regiment  par- 
ticipated, until  Aug.  16,  1864 — seven  days  before 
his  term  of  service  expired — when  he  was  killed 
in  the  battle  of  Deep  Run,  Aug.  16, 1864.  He  was 
left  upon  the  field,  and  his  body  fell  into  the  hands 
of  the  enemy.  He  was  a  most  brave  and  faithful 
soldier,  and  left  a  wife  and  three  children  living  in 
Cornish. 


80  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Corporal   TRA.CY    3L..  HA3L.1L, 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
H,  3d  Reg't,  Sept.  22, 1862 ;  promoted  to  Corporal 
Nov.  25,  1863 ;  wounded  June  16,  186*4 ;  mustered 
out  with  his  regiment,  June  26,  1865.  He  was  a 
faithful  soldier. 


Corporal  WAITER,    B. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  23,  1861.  Promoted  to  Corporal.  Keen- 
listed  Feb.  21, 1864.  Killed  in  front  of  Petersburg, 
June  16,  1864.  He  left  a  young  wife,  and  is  said 
to  have  been  a  brave  soldier. 


Sergeant   HORA.TIO    C.   MOORE 

First  enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  the  Massa- 
chusetts 3d  Regiment  for  three  months,  in  April, 
1861.  He  served  the  full  term  of  his  enlistment 
in  that  regiment,  and  when  it  was  mustered  out 
returned  to  <his  home  in  Claremont,  in  August. 
Very  soon  after  his  return  he  enlisted  for  three 
years  under  E.  C.  Marsh,  went  to  Concord  alone 
and  in  advance  of  the  other  men,  went  into  camp 
with  the  3d  Regiment,  then  being  formed  there, 
and  when  the  regiment  was  mustered  was  ap- 
pointed second  Sergeant  of  Co.  F,  on  the  23d  of 


THIRD  REGIMENT.  81 

August,  1861.  In  the  engagement  at  James  Island, 
near  Charleston,  S.  C.,  on  the  16th  of  June,  1862, 
he  was  mortally  wounded  by  a  minnie  ball,  which 
entered  his  right  cheek  and  lodged  in  the  neck. 
He  never  spoke  after  he  was  wounded,  but  was  in 
full  possession  of  his  senses  to  the  last  moment  of 
his  life.  He  was  carried  from  the  field  to  camp, 
where  he  remained  two  days,  when  he  was  sent, 
with  other  wounded  of  his  regiment,  to  the  hos- 
pital at  Hilton  Head,  under  the  care  of  George  W. 
Emerson  and  George  W.  Spencer  of  Claremont, 
but  died  on  the  passage  and  was  buried  in  a  lot 
prepared  by  his  company,  the  fall  before,  at  Hilton 
Head.  He  was  twenty-three  years  old,  and  gave 
his  noble  young  life  to  his  country.  His  Captain, 
J.  F.  Randlett,  in  a  letter  to  his  father,  speaking  of 
his  death,  wrote:  "He  was  a  faithful  man  in  the 
position  he  held,  and  would  no  doubt  have  risen 
had  his  valuable  life  been  spared.  With  a  cheer- 
ful disposition  and  temperate  habits  he  made  for 
himself  friends  with  all  with  whom  he  was  asso- 
ciated, and  a  gloom  rests  upon  our  hearts,  at  men- 
tion of  his  sad  fate,  that  time  will  never  remove. 
About  four  weeks  before  his  death  I  had  a  conversa- 
tion with  him,  and  spoke  of  his  prospects  and  of 
what  a  few  months  would  do.  His  reply  was, 
'Captain,  I  shall  be  dead  before  that  time.' ' 


82  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Young  Moore  was  a  printer  by  profession,  having 
served  his  time  in  the  National  Eagle  office  with  the 
writer  hereof,  and  was  a  member  of  his  family  four 
years,  from  May,  .1854,  to  May,  1858,  and  seemed 
almost  like  a  son  and  brother.  He  was  intelligent, 
faithful  and  honest  as  an  apprentice,  and  polite, 
kind  and  affectionate  as  a  member  of  the  family. 
When  he  left  the  Eagle  office  he  went  to  Keeue, 
and  afterwards  worked  at  Nashua  and  Concord,  this 
State,  Bridgeton,  Me.,  and  West  Brookfield,  Boston 
and  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  was  at  the  latter  place 
when  he  enlisted.  He  was  one  of  the  very  first 
men  to  respond  to  the  call  of  the  President  for 
seventy-five  thousand  volunteers  for  three  months. 
He  was  a  son  of  Curtis  Moore  of  Claremont,  and 
a  brother  of  Addison  P.  Moore  of  the  5th  Regi- 
ment. His  funeral  sermon  was  preached  in  the 
Baptist  church,  in  July,  by  Rev.  Mr.  Ayer.  In 
December  following  his  death,  through  the  kind 
offices  of  Capt.  J.  F.  Randlett,  his  body  was  sent 
home,  and  buried  in  the  family  lot  with  appro- 
priate ceremonies  at  the  grave. 

/ 

Corporal   FREDERICK    A..   3VICHOLS 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  23,  1861.  He  reenlisted  Feb.  21,  1864,  and 
was  appointed  Corporal ;  was  in  most  of  the  bat- 


THIRD  REGIMENT.  83 

ties  in  which  his  regiment  participated,  until  the 
skirmish  in  which  he  received  his  fatal  wound, 
near  Bermuda  Hundred,  June  16,  1864.  A  minnie 
ball  entered  at  the  shoulder  and  passed  down  into 
the  body  so  that  the  surgeon  was  unable  to  find  it. 
He  was  carried  to  the  regimental  hospital,  where  he 
died  the  next  morning,  and  was  buried  by  his  com- 
pany, the  chaplain  of  the  regiment  performing 
service.  He  was  born  at  Lynn,  Mass.,  Aug.  30, 
1841,  and  a  half  brother  of  William  H.  Nichols  of 
Co.  E,  Sharp-shooters.  When  he  was  at  home  on 
his  veteran  furlough  he  was  married,  March  27, 
1864,  to  Ellen,  daughter  of  Abial  White  of  Clare- 
mont.  His  captain,  in  a  letter  to  his  wife,  giving 
the  particulars  of  his  death,  wrote  : 

"  He  was  a  good  and  brave  soldier,  and  died  at 
his  post  while  bravely  defending  his  country  and 
his  country's  flag  from  the  foul  hands  of  traitors. 
He  was  always  ready  and  willing  to  do  his  duty, 
and  was  to  be  found  at  his  post  in  the  hour  of 
danger.  His  loss  is  deeply  felt  by  the  company, 
and  they  all,  as  well  as  myself,  sympathize  with 
you  in  your  sad  bereavement." 


RAJVSOM: 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
A,  3d  Reg't,  Aug.  30,  1862.     He  died  in  camp  at 


84  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Hilton  Head,  S.  C.,  on  the  30th  of  October,  of  the 
same  year,  of  diphtheria,  caused  by  exposure  while 
on  duty.  At  the  time  of  enlisting,  his  health  was 
not  firm,  but  he  wished  to  do  what  he  could  for  his 
country  in  her  time  of  need.  A  letter  from  the 
Captain  of  his  company^  R.  F.  Clark,  to  Mr.  Neal's 
young  wife,  says,  "  He  joined  my  company  on  his 
arrival  here,  some  weeks  ago.  He  was  faithful  in 
the  performance  of  his  duties;  a  sympathizing 
friend  in  time  of  need  ;  quiet  in  his  daily  pursuits  ; 
intelligent  and  well-informed,  he  won  the  love  and 
respect  of  all  who  knew  him  before  the  battle-field 
had  tried  his  courage.  On  the  21st  we  were  ordered 
on  an  expedition  to  Pocotaligo,  where  it  was  sup- 
posed we  should  meet  the  enemy.  Tour  husband 
was  advised  to  remain  in  camp,  and  not  accom- 
pany us,  his  appearance  seeming  to  indicate  that 
he  could  pot  stand  the  fatigue  and  exposure  of  the 
march.  He  refused  to  remain  behind,  although 
my  permission  to  have  had  him  would  have  been 
freely  given.  He  went  with  us,  and  there  also  he 
was  faithful  to  his  trust  and  foremost  among  the 
men  in  doing  his  duty.  The  march,  with  the 
exposure  and  fatigue,  without  doubt  hastened  his 
end.  While  you  have  lost  a  husband,  I  have  lost  a 
noble  soldier,  and  many  have  lost  a  dear  friend. 
He  is  to  be  buried  at  2  o'clock  this  P.  M."  He 


THIRD  REGIMENT.  85 

kept  a  daily  journal,  and  just  before  this  expedi- 
tion he  wrote  in  it,  "  If  I  go,  and  fall,  I  shall  only 
regret  that  I  have  not  been  able  to  do  more  for  my 
country  than  to  lay  down  one  poor  life."  Mr.  Neal 
was  a  printer  by  trade,  having  served  his  time  in 
the  Northern  Advocate  office,  and  had  contributed 
many  articles,  both  prose  and  verse,  of  some  merit 
for  one  of  his  age,  to  the  press.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  a  young 
man  of  probity  and  worth.  For  some  time  before 
his  death  he  had  felt  it  to  be  his  duty  to  fit  himself 
for  the  ministry,  and  was  doing  so  at  the  time  he 
enlisted.  He  was  the  only  son  of  Lewis  Neal,  for- 
merly of  Unity,  but  for  the  last  few  years  a  resident 
of  Clarernont  village.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he 
was  twenty-four  years  old,  and  left  a  young  wife. 
His  funeral  services  were  attended  at  the  Methodist 
Church,  on  Sunday,  Nov.  23,  1862,  and  an  appro- 
priate sermon  preached  by  Rev.  Mr.  Hartwell. 


JOSEPH 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  in  April  1861,  for 
three  months,  and  was  sent  to  Fort  Constitution  to 
serve  out  his  term  of  enlistment.  Enlisted  again 
and  was  mustered  into  Co.  C,  3d  Reg't,  Aug.  23, 
1861.  Killed  in  the  battle  of  James  Island,  S.  C., 
June  16,  1862,  and  was  buried  by  his  fellow-soldiers. 


86  CLARE  MONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

~WmLiIAJO:    C.    PARKHTJRST 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  23,  1861,  and  was  discharged  September  23, 
1861.  He  afterward  enlisted  in  a  New-  York  regi- 
ment. He  was  not  a  native  of  Claremont,  and  but 
little  is  known  of  his  subsequent  history. 


o.  i» 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  mustered  into  Co.  A,  3d 
Reg't,  Sept.  19,  1862  ;  taken  prisoner  at  Deep  Bot- 
tom, with  about  five  hundred  others,  August  16, 
1864.  The  next  day  they  were  all  taken  to  Libby 
Prison,  Richmond,  where  they  were  stripped, 
searched  and  relieved  of  all  valuables,  and  kept 
three  days  without  any  kind  of  food.  Then  they 
were  given  a  piece  of  corn  bread  two  inches  square 
and  half  a  pint  of  bean  soup,  which  they  ate  with 
a  relish.  From  there  they  were  taken  on  the  21st 
to  Belle  Isle,  where  they  had  no  shelter  to  cover 
them,  and  had  for  food  a  piece  of  corn  bread  about 
two  inches  square  and  not  more  than  two  ounces 
of  tolerable  bacon  in  the  morning,  and  in  the  after- 
noon a  piece  of  bread  of  like  size  and  quality  and 
what  they  called  half  a  pint  of  bean  soup.  Two 
Shaker  pailfuls  of  this  soup  was  allowed  for  each 
hundred  men,  and  often  this  quantity  of  soup 
would  not  contain  more  than  a  quart  of  beans. 


THIRD  REGIMENT.  87 

The  beans  were  cooked  in  the  water  in  which  the 
meat  was  boiled  that  they  had  in  the  morning. 
The  top  of  the  soup  would  be  almost  covered  with 
bean  bugs  —  an  article  little  known  in  New-Eng- 
land—  and  maggots.  The  ground  where  seven 
thousand  men  were  confined  was  about  two  hun- 
dred and  thirty  by  two  hundred  and  thirty-five 
yards  square.  After  a  few  days  some  old  tents  — 
enough  for  about  two  thirds  of  the  prisoners  — 
were  given  them,  but  they  had  no  straw  or  blankets 
to  lie  upon.  In  this  situation  and  with  this  food 
they  were  kept  until  the  4th  of  October,  when  they 
were  given  four  days'  rations  and  started  for  Salis- 
bury, E".  C.,  arriving  there  on  the  6th,  and  were 
placed  in  the  well  known  Salisbury  prison,  where 
they  remained  until  February  22d,  1865,  when  they 
were  sent  to  Wilmington,  paroled. on  the  2d  of 
March,  and  sent  to  Annapolis,  Md.,  where  they 
found  comfortable  food  and  quarters.  Of  the  ten 
thousand  prisoners  at  Salisbury  when  Putnam 
was  there,  but  four  thousand  lived  to  be  paroled. 
Among  those  who  died  during  the  time  were 
Ard  Scott  and  Albert  G.  Dane  of  Glaremont, 

and    George   "VV.    Constantine   of  Charlestown. 

Scott  died  November  20,  1864,  Constautine  on 
the  27th  of  January,  and  Dane  on  the  3d  of 
February,  1865.  When  they  first  went  to  Salis- 


88  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

bury  each  man  was  given  for  a  day's  rations 
a  pound  of  bread,  and  in  the  morning  a  gill  of 
molasses,  or  a  small  piece  of  meat,  and  in  the  after- 
noon a  half  pint  of  rice  soup.  As  the  number  of 
prisoners  increased  the  rations  grew  proportionate- 
ly less.  At  some  times  they  subsisted  for  five  days 
on  a  pint  of  cob-meal  each.  Until  the  middle  of 
November  they  had  no  shelter ;  after  which  they 
had  tents  for  a  part,  while  others  dug  for  them- 
selves holes  in  the  ground.  When  Putnam  was 
taken  prisoner  he  weighed  one  hundred  and  forty- 
four  pounds,  and  when  he  was  paroled  he  weighed 
less  than  a  hundred,  and  was  so  blind,  from  weak- 
ness, that  he  could  not  see  to  distinguish  one  man 
from  another  at  ten  paces  distant.  He  was  dis- 
charged and  came  home  in  June,  1865.  In  Octo- 
ber, 1867,  he  appeared  before  the  Congressional 
Commission  in  session  in  Boston,  and  testified  in 
relation  to  his  experience  in  rebel  prisons.  Mr. 
Putnam  is  a  native  of  Itaty,  came  to  this  country 
when  twelve  years  old,  and  was  twenty-three  when 
he  enlisted.  He  now  lives  in  Claremont,  and  has 
told  his  own  story,  not  one  quarter  of  the  horrors 
of  which  is  given  here.  His  experience  is  that  of 
tens  of  thousands  of  other  brave  and  noble  young 
men  who  suffered  more  than  a  hundred  deaths  for 
the  country. 


THIRD  REGIMENT.  89 

Sergeant   AJRI>    SCOTT 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  23,  1861 ;  promoted  to  Corporal  Dec.  1, 1861. 
Reenlisted  for  a  second  term  of  three  years  or 
during  the  war,  Feb.  21,  1864;  promoted  to  Ser- 
geant, and  soon  to  first  Sergeant.  He  was  taken 
prisoner  Oct.  1,  1864,  at  Darbytown,  Ya.,  carried 
to  Richmond,  thence  to  Belle  Isle,  and  thence 
sent  to  Salisbury,  N".  C.,  and  was  there  with  John- 
G.  P.  Putnam,  Albert  G.  Dane  and  Samuel  W. 
Chapman  of  Claremont,  and  George  "W.  Constan- 
tine  of  Charlestown,  and  died  of  starvation  and 
exposure  on  the  20th  of  November,  1864*  His 
experience  while  in  prison  is  not  unlike  that  of 
Putnam,  which  is  given  more  fully  in  the  notice  of 
him.  He  kept  a  diary  in  which  he  made  daily 
entries  up  to  the  13th  of  November,  after  which  he 
was  too  feeble  in  body  and  mind  to  take  cognizance 
of  what  was  going  on  around  him.  The  diary 
was  taken  by  his  brother-in-law,  Chapman,  and 
returned  to  Sergeant  Scott's  mother.  This  record 
will  forever  stand  to  show  the  torture  and  worse 
than  murder  committed  upon  our  men  at  Salis- 
bury prison.  Sergeant  Scott  was  a  son  of  the  late 
Horace  H.  Scott  of  Claremont,  and  was  a  brave 
and  faithful  soldier. 


90  CLARE  MONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

GEOROE    W.    SPENCER, 

Enlisted  as  a  musician,  and  was  mustered  into 
Co.  K,  3d  Eeg't,  Aug.  24,  1861;  served  faithfully 
the  full  term  of  his  enlistment,  and  was  mustered 
out  Aug.  23,  1864.  He  is  a  printer  by  trade,  hav- 
ing served  an  apprenticeship  in  the  National  Eagle 
office,  and  resumed  his  profession  when  he  re- 
turned from  the  arnfy. 

JOTIIAJMC    S.    TOOTHAJEtER, 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  23,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  Dec.  13, 
1862.*  Drafted  at  West  Lebanon,  Aug.  27,  1863, 
and  mustered  into  Co.  E,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  14,  1863. 
Wounded  June  17,  1864,  and  was  mustered  out 
with  that  regiment  June  28,  1865. 


JOEH, 

Enlisted  as  a  musician  and  was  mustered  into 
Co.  F,  3d  Reg't,  Aug.  23,  1861.  At  the  end  of 
his  term  of  enlistment  he  was  mustered  out,  Aug. 
23,  1864,  and  returned  home.  He  is  a  brother  of 
Lucius  Veasey  of  the  5th  Regiment. 

Corporal   ]VOTtM!A.]V    F.   WHITMiORE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  3d  Reg't, 
Aug.  22,  1861.  Promoted  to  Corporal.  Trans- 


THIRD  REGIMENT.  91 

ferred  to  the  United  States  Sjgnal  Corps,  Sept.  7, 
1863.  He  was  wounded  severely,  July  10, 1863,  in 
the  siege  of  Fort  Wagner,  losing  his  right  eye.  He 
never  fully  recovered  from  his  wounds,  although 
he  was  much  of  the  time  on  duty  until  April,  1864, 
when  he  went  into  hospital  at  Jacksonville,  Fla., 
and  died  of  disease  occasioned  by  his  wounds, 
June  9,  1864,  and  was  buried  by  his  comrades. 
He  enlisted  very  soon  after  finishing  a  course  and 
graduating  at  Kimball  Union  Academy,  Meriden, 
and  was  a  son  of  Elijah  Whitmore  of  Claremont. 
His  funeral  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  Mr. 
Ayer,  at  the  Baptist  church,  on  Sunday,  June  26. 
He  was  a  worthy,  upright,  intelligent  young  man. 

GEORGE  H.  WEBER, 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin,  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months,  went  to  Portsmouth,  and  declining 
to  reenlist  for  three  years,  was  discharged.  He 
enlisted  again  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  K,  3d 
Reg't,  Aug.  24,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability 
July  29,  1862.  He  enlisted  again  and  was  mus- 
tered into  Co.  D,  8th  Reg't,  Sept.  2,  1862  ;  was 
wounded  at  the  storming  of  Port  Hudson,  May  27, 
1863,  and  was  discharged,  on  account  of  wounds, 
at«  New- Orleans,  Sept.  2,  1863.  He  is  a  son  of 
Joseph  Weber,  Esq.,  editor  of  the  Northern  Advo- 


92  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

cate,  and  a  printer  b^  trade.  During  a  portion  of 
the  time  that  he  was  in  the  army  he  was  detailed 
to  work  in  different  printing  offices.  He  is  now  at 
work  at  his  trade  in  Boston. 


FOURTH  REGIMENT. 

This  regiment  was  organized  at  Manchester,  the 
State  giving  to  each  man  on  being  mustered  into 
service,  a  bounty  of  ten  dollars.  The  Field  officers 
were  Thomas  J.  Whipple  of  Laconia,  Colonel ; 
Louis  Bell  of  Farmington,  Lieut.  Colonel;  Jere- 
miah D.  Drew  of  Salem,  Major.  Col.  Whipple 
served  as  Lieut.  Colonel,  and  Lieut.  Col.  Bell  and 
•Major  Drew  as  Captains  in  the  First  Regiment. 
Many  of  the  comparty  officers  and  some  of  the 
men  had  served  in  the  same  regiment. 

This  regiment  left  Manchester  for  Washington 
on  the  27th  of  September,  1861.  As  but  one  man 
from  Claremont  was  in  the  Fourth,  it  need  only  be 
said  here  that  it  served  its  time,  experienced  many 
hard  campaigns  and  much  severe  fighting,  and 
leaves  an  honorable  record. 

The  regiment  returned  to  Manchester,  had  a 
handsome  reception  from  Gov.  Smyth  and  other 
citizens,  and  was  mustered  out  on  the  27th  of 

August,  1865. 
5* 


94  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Corporal   GEORGE   H.  EMERSON 

Enlisted  at  Nashua  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
B,  4th  Reg't,  Sept.  18,  1861.  Promoted  to  Cor- 
poral. He  served  his  full  term  of  enlistment  and 
was  mustered  out  Sept.  27,  1864.  He  is  a  son  of 
George  W.  Emerson,  of  the  3d  Reg't,  formerly  of 
Claremont. 


FIFTH  REGIMENT. 

This  regiment  was  organized  at  Concord,  in 
September  and  October,  1861,  under  the  same  call 
and  on  the  same  bounty  as  the  two  preceding  ones. 
The  field  officers  were  Edward  E.  Cross  of  Lancas- 
ter, Colonel ;  Samuel  G.  Langley  of  Manchester, 
Lieut.  Colonel ;  William  W.  Cook  of  Deny,  Major. 
Col.  Cross  had  served  in  Mexico,  Lieut.  Col.  Lang- 
ley  was  promoted  from  Adjutant  of  the  Second 
Regiment,  and  Major  Cook  had  had  some  military 
experience.  The  regiment  was  mustered  on  the 
26th  of  October,  and  left  the  State  on  the  28th  for 
Bladensburg,  Md.,  where  it  joined  Gen.  O.  O. 
Howard's  Brigade. 

This  regiment  was  recruited  throughout  the 
State.  A  full  company  was  enlisted  in  Claremont, 
and  mostly  Claremont  men,  by  Charles  H.  Long; 
hence  a  full  account  of  its  movements  is  important 
to  this  history. 

On  the  27th  of  November  Gen.  Howard's  brig- 
ade marched  to  Alexandria,  Va.,  joined  Gen.  Sum- 
ner's  division,  and  went  into  winter  quarters  near 


96  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

that  city,  at  what  was  called  Camp  California.  The 
Fifth  furnished  heavy  details  of  men  during  the 
winter  for  building  roads,  bridges,  and  cutting 
timber.  The  field  officers  established  schools  of 
instruction  for  the  officers  and  sergeants,  and  a 
common  school  for  the  younger  members  of  the 
regiment  who  needed  instruction  in  the  elementary 
branches. 

On  the  10th  of  March,  1862,  Sumner's  division 
left  Camp  California,  and  marched  to  Manassas 
Junction,  which  had  been  evacuated  before  their 
arrival,  and  they  pushed  on  in  pursuit  of  the  re- 
treating rebels.  On  the  28th  the  Fifth  formed  the 
advance  in  a  reconnoissance  in  force  on  Rappahan- 
nock  Station,  conducted  by.  Gen.  Howard.  The 
enemy  were  driven  nine  miles.  This  was  the  first 
time  that  the  Fifth  had  come  under  fire,  and  the 
men  behaved  so  well  as  to  be  highly  commended 
by  the  General  in  command.  From  this  time  until 
the  close  of  the  war  this  regiment  did  its  full  share 
of  fighting  and  campaigning. 

On  the  28th  of  April  Col.  Cross  was  ordered  to 
construct  a  bridge  across  the  Chickahominy,  capa- 
ble of  bearing  artillery  and  wagons.  With  his 
own  and  details  from  some  other  regiments,  by  the 
30th,  under  the  most  difficult  circumstances,  they 
had  completed  what  was  afterward  known  as 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  97 

"Grape-vine  Bridge,"  seventy  rods  long,  and  in 
itself  a  prodigy  of  ingenuity  and  skill.  Soon  after 
it  was  the  means  of  saving  that  part  of  the  army, 
which,  left  alone  on  the  other  side,  had  been  de- 
feated in  a  pitched  battle. 

On  the  first  of  June  occurred  the  battle  of  Fair 
Oaks,  in  which  the  Fifth  acted  a  conspicuous  part. 
In  twenty  minutes  Col.  Cross  fell,  wounded  in  the 
thigh,  Major  Cook  was  hit  by  a  ball  in  the  leg,  and 
one  hundred  and  eighty-six  men  of  the  regiment 
were  killed  and  wounded,  when  the  rebels  gave 
way  and  left  the  Fifth  in  possession  of  the  field. 
Among  the  killed  were  Charles  N.  Scott,  James 
Delmage  and  Charles  W.  Wetherbee;  Damon  E. 
Hunter,  mortally  wounded,  of  Claremont,  and  John 
W.  Nash  of  Charlestown,  all  of  Capt.  Charles  H. 
Long's  Co.  G.  The  intensity  of  the  musketry  in 
this  battle  exceeded  that  of  any  the  regiment  ever 
heard  afterward. 

The  regiment  was  in  the  seven  days'  fight,  from 
the  25th  of  June  to  the  1st  of  July,  and  partici- 
pated in  the  battles  at  Peach  Orchard,  Savage 
Station,  White  Oak  Swamp,  Charles  City  Cross 
Roads,  and  Malvern  Hill.  Gen.  Sumner's  corps, 
of  which  the  Fifth  formed  a  part,  covered  the  re- 
treat from  Fair  Oaks  to  Harrison  Landing.  They 
also  covered  the  retreat  from  the  second  Bull  Run 


98  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

battle,  on  the  29th  of  August,  skirmishing  all  the 
way  into  the  defenses. 

At  the  battle  of  Antietam,  on  the  17th  Septem- 
ber, 1862,  the  Fifth  rendered  good  service,  and  lost 
heavily  in  killed  and  wounded.  From  three  hun- 
dred and  nineteen  officers  and  men  who  went  into 
the  fight,  one  hundred  and  eighty  were  killed  and 
wounded.  Corporal  George  Nettleton,  of  Clare- 
mont,  although  wounded,  seized  the  fallen  colors 
of  a  North-Carolina  regiment  and  brought  them 
ofl'  the  field,  for  which  he  was  promoted  to  a  Lieu- 
tenancy. Capt.  Long  was  wounded  severely  in  the 
left  arm,  and  Lieut.  Samuel  B.  Little,  of  Clare- 
mont,  received  a  severe  flesh  wound  in  the  leg.  It 
was  during  this  battle  that  the  regiment  earned  the 
name  of  "  The  Fighting  Fifth."  m, 

On  the  14th  of  November  this  regiment  went 
into  winter  quarters  at  Falmouth,  opposite  Fred- 
ericksburg,  Va.,  and  was  in  the  great  battle  of 
Fredericksburg  on  the  13th  of  December,  where  it 
met  with  a  loss  of  one  hundred  and  eighty-six 
officers  and  men,  in  killed  and  wounded.  Among 

o 

the  killed  from  Claremont  were  Lieut.  Charles  O. 
Ballou,  Corporal  Luther  A.  Chase,  privates  Charles 
A.  Hart,  Charles  D.  Robinson,  Chester  Grinnel 
and  Josiah  S.  Brown.  Lieutenants  Samuel  B.  Little 
and  George  Nettleton  were  mortally  wounded,  and 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  99 

both  died  on  the  24th  of  the  same  month.  Capt. 
J.  W.  Keller  was  badly  wounded  in  the  arm.  Col. 
Cross  was  again  wounded,  and  Major  E.  E.  Sturte- 
vant  of  Concord  was  killed.  After  this  great  dis- 
aster the  Fifth  returned  to  the  camp  at  Falmouth, 
wfiere  it  remained  until  the  last  of  April,  1863. 

The  battle  of  Gettysburg  occurred  on  the  2d  and 
3d  of  July,  and  the  Fifth  was,  as  usual,  in  the 
thickest  of  the  fight.  Col.  Cross  was  killed  very 
soon  after  the  firing  commenced.  The  loss  of  the 
regiment  in  this  battle  was  four  officers  and  eighty- 
two  men  killed  and  wounded.  Among  the  killed 
from  Claremont  were  Corporal  Charles  F.  Burrill, 
James  Burns,  Joseph  Craig,  and  Horace  Bolio. 

After  this  great  battle,  the  Fifth,  but  a  shadow 
of  its  former  self,  was  ordered  home  to  recruit,  and 
arrived  at  Concord  on  the  3d  of  August.  In  about 
three  months  the  regiment  was  recruited  to  its 
minimum  strength,  and  the  officers  promoted,  Lt. 
Col.  Hapgood  being  commissioned  Colonel.  It 
left  the  State  early  in  November,  arrived  at  Point 
Lookout,  Md.,  on  the  13th,  and  was  occupied  dur- 
ing the  winter  in  guarding  rebel  prisoners. 

The  other  battles  in  which  this  regiment  was 
engaged  were  Cold  Harbor,  Deep  Bottom,  James 
River,  Reams'  Station,  Siege  of  Petersburg,  Hatch- 
er's Run,  Five  Forks,  Farmville,  etc. 


100  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

During  the  summer  of  1864,  to  October  12th, 
the  losses  to  the  regiment  amounted  to  about  one 
hundred  officers  and  men.  On  this  day,  the  Fifth 
having  served  three  years,  the  officers  who  desired 
it,  and  the  men  who  had  not  reenlisted,  were  mus- 
tered out  of  the  service. 

The  Fifth  was  in  at  the  death  of  the  rebellion. 
It  was  in  Gen.  Miles'  division,  and  almost  constant- 
ly fighting  from  the  last  days  of  March  until  the 
surrender  of  Lee's  army  on  the  9th  of  April.  On 
the  6th  this  division  marched  thirteen  miles  in 
pursuit  of  the  rebels,  who  were  retreating  toward 
Lynchburg,  fought  five  times,  captured  fifteen 
hundred  prisoners,  three  cannon,  eleven  colors,  a 
train  of  near  two  hundred  wagons,  and  two  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars  of  confederate  money,  with 
which  the  soldiers  went  through  the  farce  of  pay- 
ing ofl'  the  rebel  prisoners  in  their  hands. 

After  the  surrender  of  the  rebel  army,  the  Fifth 
marched  through  Richmond  to  the  vicinity  of 
Washington,  and  in  May  marched  in  grand  review 
before  the  President.  It  returned  to  Concord  on 
the  8th  of  July,  1865,  and  was  mustered  out  of  the 
United  States  service. 


.    A.BBOTT 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.     Discharged  for  disability  April  4, 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  101 

', 

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1862,  and  returned  home.     He  is  a  son  of  Samuel>/ 
C.  Abbott  of  Claremont. 

Hiiexitenaxit   HXJEH.    G.   -A.TJSTI3V 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  was  appointed  Sergeant  when 
the  company  was  organized  ;  was  color  sergeant  at 
the  battle  of  Freder'icksburg,  Dec.  13,  1862,  where 
he  was  wounded,  having  his  watch  shot  to  pieces. 
His  watch  probably  saved  his  life.  On  the  4th  of 
March,  1863,  he  was  promoted  to  Second  Lieuten- 
ant and  transferred  to  Co.  A.  At  the  battle  of 
Gettysburg,  July  3,  1863,  he  was  mortally  wounded  ; 
was  taken  to  Baltimore  and  placed  in  hospital, 
where  typhoid  fever  soon  set  in,  which,  with  his 
wound,  that  proved  more  severe  than  was  at  first 
supposed,  terminated  fatally  on  the  26th.  His 
funeral  was  attended  at  the  Congregational  Church, 
on  Sunday  the  2d  of  August.  Lieut.  Austin  was 
born  at  Newport,  N.  H.,  married  a  daughter  of 
Dea.  Solomon  Nott  of  Claremont,  who  with  one 
child  survived  him,  both  of  whom  have  since  died. 
He  was  thirty  years  old  and  a  farmer  by  occupation. 


H. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  Oct.  27, 
1862.  Son  of  Charles  Bacon  of  Claremout. 


v<     s 

102  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

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Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
H,  5th  Reg't,  Dec.  29,  1863.  Wounded  slightly  at 
the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  June  3,  1864.  Deserted 
from  McClellan  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  February 
21,  1865. 

THOMAS    BURIES 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
October  12,  1861.  Was  severely  wounded  in  the 
hand  at  the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks,  June  1,  1862,  and 
again  in  the  same  hand  and  in  the  right  leg  at  the 
battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Dec.  13,  1862,  and  dis- 
charged on  a'ccount  o£  his  wounds  June  6,  1863. 
He  is  a  brother  of  James  Burns,  of  the  same  com- 
pany, who  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg. 
He  was  a  brave  soldier  and  is  a  worthy  man.  He 
is  now  engaged  in  farming  at  North  Charlestown. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  was  wounded  at  Fredericks- 
burg,  Dec.  13,  1862,  and  killed  at  the  battle  of 
Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  1863,  and  was  left  upon 
the  field.  Was  a  younger  brother  of  Thomas 
Burns,  of  the  same  company,  and  a  good  soldier. 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  103 


Corporal   CHAJRHJES    F. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Promoted  to  Corporal.  Killed  at 
the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  July  2,  1863.  He  was  a 
brave  and  good  soldier,  son  of  Alfred  Burrill  of 
Claremont,  and  brother  of  Alfred  W.  Burrill  of 
the  10th  Reg't. 


Sergeant   GEORGE    E. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861,  appointed  Corporal,  promoted  to 
Sergeant,  and  discharged  for  disability  Sept.  6, 
1862.  His  record  as  a  soldier  is  without  a  blot. 
He  is  a  son  of  the  late  Edward  Brown  of  Clare- 
mont, and  a  bridge  builder  by  trade. 


Corporal   S^^OJElLi    O.    BETVTO1V 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  19,  1861.  Promoted  to  Corporal.  Killed  at 
the  battle  of  Reams'  Station,  Ya.,  Aug.  16,  1864.. 
He  was  a  son  of  William  Benton  of  Claremont, 
and  a  brave  soldier. 


A.:L,:BER,T  TV. 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
F,  5th  Reg't,  Dec.  18,  1863.  Wounded  severely 
at  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  June  3,  1864. 


104  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

JOSIA.H    S.    BROWTST 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  5th  Reg't,  Aug.  11,  1862.  Killed  at  the  battle 
of  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  Dec.  13,  1862.  He  was 
shot  through  the  head  and  died  instantly.  With 
many  others  of  his  regiment  his  body  fell  into  the 
hands  of  the  rebels  and  was  never  recovered.  He 
was  a  brave  soldier. 

Corporal  RAJL/PH    IV.    BROWN 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months,  but  declined  to  reenlist  for  three 
years,  and  was  discharged.  Enlisted  as  a  recruit  and 
was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't,  Aug.  11,  1862. 
Promoted  to  Corporal.  Was  severely  wounded  in 
the  leg  June  3,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor. 


Corporal  HOH.1L.IS    B. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Dec.  18,  1863,  as  a  recruit.  Appointed  Corporal. 
Mustered  out  June  28,  1865.  He  was  a  good  sol- 
dier. He  is  a  brother  of  Josiah  S.,  Ralph  N.,  and 
Albert  W.  Brown. 

HORA.CE    BO3L.IO 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
F,  5th  Reg't,  Aug.  11,  1862.  He  was  killed  in  the 
battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  2,  1863.  He  was  a 
brave  soldier  and  always  ready  for  duty. 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  105 

JOHCIV    BUTCHER, 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
F,  5th  Reg't,  Feb.  28,  1862.  Was  discharged  for 
disability  Nov.  12,  1864.  His  disability  was  caused 
by  a  wound  received  in  battle.  A  musket  ball 
entered  the  right  breast,  passing  through  the  upper 
portion  of  the  right  lung  and  coming  out  just 
below  the  shoulder  blade.  He  still  suffers  from 
this  wound  and  probably  always  will. 


Lieutenant  OH^RHrES    O. 

Enlisted  as  a  private  under  Captain  Long,  in 
August,  1861.  Before  the  company  left  Claremont 
for  the  rendezvous  at  Concord  of  the  Fifth  Regi- 
ment, the  men  chose  their  own  officers,  and  Mr. 
Ballou  was  elected  Second  Lieutenant,  and  received 
his  commission  from  the  Governor  on  the  muster 
of  the  company,  which  was  lettered  G,  on  the  12th 
of  October.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  Feb. 
18,  1862,  and  assigned  to  Co.  K.  Killed  at  Fred- 
ericksburg,  Dec.  13,  1862.  He  was  constantly 
with  his  regiment  until  he  was  killed.  While 
at  Camp  California,  in  the  winter  of  1861-62,  the 
Fifth  Regiment  was  attached  to  Gen.  0.  O.  How- 
ard's Brigade.  In  this  brigade  a  school  for  officers 
was  established,  and  each  one  was  required  to 
devote  certain  time  to  the  study  of  military  tactics 


106  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

and  recite  to  their  superiors  at  stated  times.  Lieut. 
Ballon  passed  the  best  examination,  before  a  board 
of  officers  appointed  by  Gen.  Howard,  of  any 
officer  of  his  rank  in  the  brigade.  He  performed 
every  duty  in  camp  with  fidelity,  and  was  brave 
and  cool  in  battle.  Capt.  R.  E.  Cross,  of  his  com- 
pany, wrote,  under  date  of  Dec.  17,  1862 :  "  Lieut. 
Ballou  fell  far  in  advance  of  his  command,  and 
very  near  the  enemy's  works.  He  was  shot  by  one 
of  the  sharp-shooters  of  the  enemy  who  occupied 
the  rifle  pits,  the  ball  entering  his  neck  and  sever- 
ing the  jugular  vein;  he  died  almost  instantly.  He 
died  like  a  soldier,  loved  and  respected  by  all  who 
knew  him ;  and  as  long  as  the  banner  of  the 
glorious  Fifth  continues  to  wave,  so  long  shall  the 
memory  of  our  gallant  comrade  and  brother  officer 
be  remembered."  His  body  fell  into  the  hands  of 
the  enemy  and  was  never  recovered. 

Lieut.  Ballou  was  born  at  Hartland,  Vt.,  April 
8,  1833,  soon  after  which  his  family  removed  to 
Walpole,  N.  H.  In  the  spring  of  1850,  his  brother, 
John  Q.  A.  Ballou,  being  home  from  California  on 
a  visit,  Charles  returned  with  him,  and  remained 
in  California,  engaged  with  his  brother  in  mining 
operations,  the  culture  of  fruits  and  vegetables, 
and  as  book-keeper  in  a  clothing  store,  for  several 
years.  Before  going  to  California  his  education 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  107 

was  such  as  he  could  obtain  at  public  schools,  au 
academy,  and  reading  and  study  during  all  his 
leisure  moments.  While  in  California  he  became 
master  of  the  Spanish  language,  and  acted  as  in- 
terpreter on  board  vessels  arriving  at  San  Fran- 
cisco. His  habit  of  study  continued  to  th*e  end  of 
his  life.  He  returned  from  California  on  account 
of  impaired  health,  and  made  his  home  much  of 
the  time  in  Claremont  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Lewis 
Perry,  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  war.  He  had 
but  few  confidants  or  intimate  friends.  Those  who 
knew  him  best  loved  and  respected  him  most. 


.    BOWMAJV 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  I,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  15;  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  July  22, 
1862. 


CHA.RJL.ES    J>.  BROTJGH 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
F,  5th  Reg't,  Feb.  28,  1862.  He  was  severely 
wounded  in  the  arm  at  the  battle  of  Fredericks- 
burg,  Dec.  13, 1862,  and  was  discharged,  on  account 
of  wound,  March  25,  1863.  He  showed  great 
bravery  in  battle,  and  was  a  good  soldier. 


108  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

I  ,!<•  u  I  «-n:i  n  t    TVEIVOEIL,!^    H.    COOK 

Enlisted,  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861,  and  immediately  appointed  Cor- 
poral. He  was  soon  promoted  to  Sergeant,  and 
Oct.  21,  1863,  for  bravery  and  good  conduct  in 
battle,  was  again  promoted,  to  Second  Lieutenant. 
He  served  the  full  term  of  his  enlistment,  when  he 
was  mustered  out  He  is  a  son  of  Wakefield 
Cook  of  Claremont.  His  bravery  as  a  soldier  was 
never  questioned. 


W.    COOK 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Deserted  Nov.  18,  1863.  Appre- 
hended Feb.  11,  1865,  and  deserted  again  April 
10,  1865. 

Sergeant  IL.TJTHER,    A..   CHA.SE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Appointed  Corporal,  promoted  to 
Sergeant,  and  was  killed  at  Fredericksburg,  Va., 
Dec.  13,  1862.  Soon  after  the  battle  commenced 
he  was  struck  by  a  cannon  ball  near  the  hip,  sever- 
ing the  limb  from  the  body.  He  was  immediately 
picked  up  by  his  companions,  and  died  from  loss 
of  blood  while  they  were  conveying  him  to  the 
hospital.  He  participated  in  eight  engagements, 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  109 

and  this  was  the  first  time  he  had  been  hit.  He 
was  ahout  twenty  years  old  when  he  enlisted,  and 
had  just  graduated  at  Kimball  Union  Academy, 
Meriden.  He  was  a  son  of  Willard  W.  Chase  of 
Claremont,  and  was  much  respected  for  his  intelli- 
gence and  worth  by  all  who  knew  him.  His 
funeral  services  were  very  largely  attended  at  the 
Uuiversalist  Church,  on  Sunday,  the  28th  of  De- 
cember, Rev.  Mr.  Marston  delivering  a  touching 
and  appropriate  sermon. 


JOSEPH 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Killed  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg, 
Pa.,  July  2,  1863.  He  was  an  Englishman  by 
birth  ;  when  he  enlisted  he  was  employed  in  the 
Monadnock  Mills.  He  was  a  brave  and  unflinch- 
ing soldier. 


OPtOWTHER 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  was  taken  prisoner  at  Harper's 
Ferry,  in  October,  1862,  paroled  in  six  days,  ex- 
changed in  December,  and  returned  to  his  regiment 
just  after  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg.  He  was 
wounded  in  the  right  shoulder  at  the  battle  of 

Gettysburg,  July  2,  1863,  and  was   also   shot  in 
6 


HO  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

both  legs  during  the  second  battle  of  Cold  Har- 
bor, June  3,  1864,  and  discharged  at  the  end  of 
his  term  of  enlistment,  Oct.  29,  1864.  He  was  a 
brave  soldier,  always  in  his  place  in  time  of  action. 
He  was  born  at  Brighton,  Lancashire,  England,  in 
1827,  and  came  to  this  country  several  years  ago. 


ROBERT    HE3VRY 

Was  mustered  as  a  private  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861,  when  eighteen  years  old.  He  was 
transferred  to  Co.  C,  and  appointed  first  Sergeant, 
on  account  of  his  peculiar  qualifications  to  perform 
the  duties  of  the  office.  After  the  battle  of  Fair 
Oaks,  June  1,  1862,  which  occurred  in  a  thick 
wood,  the  Fifth  Regiment  having  lost  heavily  and 
been  driven  from  its  position,  and  the  rebels  were 
supposed  to  have  retreated,  Capt.  Keller  called  for 
four  volunteers  to  go  on  to  the  battle  ground  and 
look  for  the  wounded,  when  young  Chase  im- 
mediately stepped  forward  and  was  followed  by 
Charles  L.  Severance  and  James  Maley  of  Clare- 
mont,  and  George  H.  Hacket  of  Charlestown,  who 
offered  to  go  and  see  to  their  wounded  friends. 
Severance  and  Maley  returned  unhurt,  Hacket 
was  shot  in  the  leg  while  trying  to  raise  a  wounded 
fellow-soldier,  and  Chase  was  surprised  and  taken 
prisoner.  His  friends  at  home,  learning  that  he 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  Ill 

was  missing,  supposed  for  a  time  that  he  was  prob- 
ably killed,  but  were  soon  informed  that  he  was  a 
prisoner.  He  was  carried  to  Richmond,  thence  to 
Salisbury,  N".  C.,  where  he  remained  about  ten 
weeks,  thence  to  Belle  Isle,  where  he  was  paroled 
-on  the  15th  of  September.  He  was  exchanged 
and  returned  to  his  regiment  on  the  14th  of  De- 
cember, the  day  after  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg. 
Sergeant  Chase  reenlisted  for  a  second  term  of 
three  years,  or  during  the  war,  Jan.  1,  1864,  and 
for  meritorious  conduct  and  bravery  in  action,  was 
promoted  to  a  Second  Lieutenancy  in  June  of  the 
same  year.  He  followed  the  fortunes  of  his  regi- 
ment, participating  in  its  hard  marches  and  bloody 
battles,  and  enjoyed  the  confidence  and  esteem  of 
officers  and  privates.  After  the  severe  battle  at 
Petersburg,  where  the  Fifth  Regiment,  as  usual, 
had  the  post  of  danger  and  of  honor,  in  a  report 
of  it,  Major  J.  E.  Larkin,  who  commanded  the 
regiment,  said  —  "While  all  did  well,  First  Ser- 
geant Robert  H.  Chase,  of  Co.  C,  seemed  to  his 
commander  to  merit  special  mention  for  his  bravery 
and  coolness  throughout  the  action.  Three  times, 
through  the  heavy  fire  he  carried  communications 
to  the  brigade  commander,  and  with  his  own  hands 
brought  cartridges  from  the  breastworks  to  hia 
company." 


112  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

He  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Reams'  Station, 
by  a  minnie  ball  through  the  neck,  on  the  25th  of 
August,  1864.  The  Adjutant-General  of  New- 
Hampshire,  in  his  report,  speaking  of  the  partici- 
pation of  the  Fifth  Regiment  in  that  battle,  says  — 
44  The  regiment  lost  thirty-three  of  its  members, 
among  whom  was  Lieut.  Chase,  killed,  a  young 
officer  lately  promoted,  who  as  Sergeant  in  the 
action  of  June  17th,  won  for  himself  honorable 
notice  from  the  commanding  officer  of  the  regi- 
ment." The  commanding  officer  of  the  regiment, 
in  a  letter  to  Lieut.  Chase's  mother,  Mrs.  Jotham 
G.  Allds,  informing  her  of  the  death  of  her  son, 
wrote  —  "He  was  endeared  to  us  by  his  noble, 
manly  and  soldierly  qualities.  New-Hampshire 
has  sent  no  braver  man  to  the  field  than  Lieut. 
Chase.  Had  he  lived  he  would  soon  have  been 
promoted  to  Captain,  a  position  he  would  have 
filled  with  honor  to  himself  and  his  country."  His 
body  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  enemy,  and  was 
never  recovered.  Let  his  record  praise  him.  He 
gave  a  noble  young  life  to  his  country  in  a  most 
holy  and  noble  cause. 


>.    CHENEY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.     He  was  most  of  his  term  sick  in 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  113 

hospital,  saw  but  little  service,  was  discharged 
July  11,  1862,  returned  home,  and  is  now  em- 
ployed iji  Monadnock  Mills. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Wounded  in  the  shoulder  by  a 
spent  ball,  and  disabled  at  Fredericksburg,  Dec.  13, 
1862.  Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  July 
1,  1863  ;  served  to  the  end  of  his  term  of  enlist- 
ment, and  was  discharged  in  October,  1864.  He 
is  a  son  of  Stephen  Carleton  of  Claremont,  was 
twenty-seven  years  old  when  discharged,  and  now 
lives  in  Worcester,  Mass. 


IDAJVIEU 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  served  his  full  term  of  enlist- 
ment, following  the  fortunes  of  his  regiment,  was 
mustered  outlet.  29,  1864,  and  returned  home. 


H.    C01VE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Was  mustered  out  at  the  end  of  his 
term  of  enlistment,  Oct.  29,  1864,  and  returned 
home.  Was  a  good  soldier. 


114  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

CHA-HLES    F.    CCXLSTOIV 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months,  was  rejected  by  the  examining 
surgeon  at  Portsmouth,  and  returned  home.  He 
enlisted  again,  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861,  and  discharged  for  disability  Jan. 
20,  1863.  He  subsequently  enlisted  in  the  navy, 
and  died  in  1866. 


Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months,  and  declining  to  enlist  for  three 
years,  was  discharged.  He  enlisted  again  and  was 
mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  12,  1861.  At 
the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks,  June  1,  1862,  he  was  killed 
instantly  by  a  minnie  ball,  by  the  same  volley  that 
killed  Charles  N".  Scott,  and  John  W.  Nash,  and 
mortally  wounded  Charles  ."W.  "Wetherbee.  He 
was  buried  by  his  fellow-soldiers  in  the  same  grave 
with  them.  Mr.  Delmage  was  born  in  Champlain, 
N.  Y.,  in  1824,  and  came  to  Claremont  in  1858. 
He  was  a  brave  and  faithful  soldier,  and  left  a  wife 
and  two  young  children. 


GEORGE    W. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.     Discharged  for  disability  Sept.  6, 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  115 

1862.  Enlisted  into  the  Veteran  Eeserve  Corps, 
Dec.  30,  1863,  served  to  the  end  of  the  war  and 
was  mustered  out  Nov.  7,  1865. 

JAMES    S.    A..    GATES 

•  Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  Sept.  3, 
1862.  He  is  a  son  of  the  late  James  M.  Gates  of 

.     • 

Claremont. 


ISHAEIL 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  5th  Reg't,  April  20,  1862.  Deserted  in  August, 
1863. 


A..    GILES 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Severely  wounded  in  the  thigh. 
Served  his  full  time,  was  in  several  battles,  and 
mustered  out  Oct.  29,  1864. 


CHESTER    F. 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  5th  Reg't,  Sept.  17,  1862.  Killed  at  Fredericks- 
burg,  Ya.,  Dec.  13,  1862.  He  left  a  young  widow. 
Before  his  enlistment  he  was  employed  in  the 
Monadnock  Mills.  His  body  fell  into  the  hands 
of  the  enemy  and  was  never  recovered. 


116  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

CH^HI^ES    B.    HART 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  Nov.  29, 
1862.  Enlisted  into  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  at 
Concord,  Aug.  30,  1864,  for  three  years. 


CHARITIES    A.. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Wounded  at  the  battle  of  Fair 
Oaks,  June  1,  1862.  A  minnie  ball  entered  tfre 
thigh  and  was  taken  out  four  days  afterward.  He 
was  in  the  battle  of  Antietam,  and  others,  where 
the  Fifth  was  engaged,  always  behaving  bravely. 
At  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Dec.  13,  1862,  he 
was  mortally  wounded,  and  left  upon  the  field. 
When  our  men,  under  a  flag  of  truce,  went  to  take 
care  of  the  wounded  and  bury  the  dead,  they  found 
Hart  and  Luther  A.  Chase,  of  the  same  company, 
side  by  side,  both  alive.  When  the  men  were  con- 
sidering which  to  take  first,  Hart  raised  himself  on 
his  side,  looked  at  his  wound,  then  at  Chase,  whose 
leg  was  shot  away,  and  said,  "Leave  me  here  for  I 
shall  soon  die,  but  take  care  of  Luther."  He  was 
a  son  of  Josiah  Hart  of  Claremont,  nineteen  years 
old,  and  all  agree  that  he  was  one  of  the  best 
soldiers  in  his  company.  He  was  buried  upon  the 
field. 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  117 


Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  5th  Reg't,  Sept.  17,  1862.  Transferred  to  the 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  Sept.  1,  1863. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  Sept.  3, 
1862.  Enlisted  into  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 
Aug.  21,  1863.  'Mustered  out  Nov.  7,  1865. 


M.    Him.ll, 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  5th  Reg't,  Feb.  28,  1862.  Wounded.  Died  of 
wounds  Oct.  27,  1862. 


.    HTJiVTER 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  J3r,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Mortally  wounded  at  the  battle  of 
Fair  Oaks,  Va.,  June  1,  1862,  losing  a  leg  and  an 
arm,  and  died  in  hospital  of  wounds  June  22,  1862, 
and  was  buried  at  Yorktown. 


Sergeant    DLiIErVI    JOEKVSOZV 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 

G,  5th  Reg't,  Aug.  20, 1862.    He  joined  the  regi- 
6* 


118  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

ment  at  Antietam,  just  after  the  battle  there.  He 
was  in  the  battles  of  Fredericksburg,  Chancellors- 
ville,  and  others  where  the  Fifth  was  engaged 
tip  to  August,  1863,  when  he  was  detailed  to  the 
commissary  department,  and  appointed  Commis- 
sary Sergeant  Jan.  15,  1865.  Served  to  the  end  of 
the  war,  and  was  mustered  out  May  30,  1865,  under 
a  special  order  of  the  War  Department. 


Captain    JA.COB    W. 

First  enlisted  in  the  Sixth  Massachusetts  Regi- 
ment for  three  months,  and  was  with  it  when  it 
was  assaulted  by  the  mob  in  the  streets  of  Balti- 
more, on  the  19th  of  April,  1861.  At  the  end  of 
his  term  of  enlistment  he  returned  to  Claremont, 
the  home  of  his  adoption.  He  enlisted  again  in 
August,  under  Capt.  Long,  was  chosen  First  Lieu- 
tenant of  his  company,  which  was  attached  to  the 
Fifth  New-Hampshire  Regiment  and  lettered  G, 
and  commissioned  by  the  Governor  Oct.  12,  1861. 
Promoted  to  Captain  July  26,  1862.  Wounded 
severely  in  the  arm  at  the  battle  of  Fredericks- 
burg,  Dec.  13,  1862,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
Jan.  26,  1864.  He  was  subsequently  appointed 
Captain  in  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  and  after 
the  close  of  the  war  was  commissioned  First  Lieu- 
tenant in  the  regular  army.  Capt.  Keller  came  to 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  119 

this  country  from  Germany  about  the  year  1855, 
worked  on  the  farm  of  Capt.  Charles  F.  Long  for 
a  time,  and  then  learned  the  trade  of  a  machinist 
at  the  shop  of  J.  P.  Upham  &  Co.,  and  went  to 
Boston,  where  he  was  living  at  the  time  the  war 
broke  out.  He  is  a  worthy  man  and  one  of  the 
best  officers  in  his  regiment. 


JOSEPH    W 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  was  taken  sick  near  Yorktown, 
and  died  on  the  passage  from  Fortress  Monroe  to 
Washington,  in  May,  1862.  He  was  about  twenty- 
one  years  old,  a  farmer  by  occupation,  a  good 
soldier,  and  a  worthy  young  man.  He  leaves 
parents  and  one  sister,  living  in  Cornish,  near  to 
Claremont  line. 


H. 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  Jan.  4,  1864.  Wounded 
June  3,  1864.  Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps  Jan.  24,  1865. 

Lieutenant  S^MTJEL,   BROWJV  LITTLE 

Second  Lieutenant  Co.  G,  5th  Regiment  New- 
Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  was  born  at  New- 
buryport,  Essex  County,  Mass.,  July  24,  1828,  and 


120  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

was  the  youngest  of  a  family  of  six  boys,  who,  on 
account  of  the  improvidence  of  the  father,  were 
wholly  dependent  for  support  upon  the  industry 
and  energy  of  a  most  excellent  mother.  She  died 
when  Samuel  was  but  eight  months  old,  leaving 
the  six  boys  —  the  oldest  having  barely  past  his 
seventh  year  —  to  the  cold  charity  of  the  world. 
When  ten  years  old,  Samuel  went  to  live  with  a 
farmer,  and  from  that  time  earned  his  own  sup- 
port. He  worked  upon  the  farm  —  attending  the 
public  schools  about  three  months  each  year  — 
until  he  was  sixteen,  when  he  went  to  learn  the 
trade  of  a  house  painter.  At  eighteen  he  went 
into  business  for  himself  at  Brookliue,  Mass., 
where  he  remained  most  of  the  time  until  August 
1856,  when  he  removed  to  Claremont,  Sullivan 
County,  New-Hampshire,  where  two  of  his  brothers 
had  married  and  settled.  Samuel  was  married  in 
November,  1849,  to  Mary  L.  Gould  of  Brighton, 
Mass. 

Soon  after  his  removal  to  Claremont,  Samuel 
entered  into  a  copartnership  with  his  brother, 
Joseph  T.  Little,  and  they  carried  on  the  business 
of  house  painting  until  September,  1861,  when  he 
enlisted  under  the  call  of  President  Lincoln  for 
three  hundred  thousand  volunteers  for  three  years 
or  during  the  war,  as  a  private  in  the  5th  Regiment 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  121 

New-Hampshire  Volunteers.  At  that  time  all  the 
bounty  offered  was  ten  dollars  from  the  State. 
Mr.  Little  was  mustered  into  the  United  States  ser- 
vice at  Concord  on  the  17th  of  October,  1861,  and 
immediately  appointed  First  Sergeant  of  Co.  G-, 
which  had  been  recruited  at  Claremont. 

On  the  1st  of  August,  1862,  for  bravery  and 
meritorious  conduct,  Sergeant  Little  was  promoted 
to  a  Lieutenancy  in  his  regiment,  and  remained 
with  Co.  G,  where  he  enjoyed  the  confidence  and 
esteem  of  the  officers  and  men. 

At  the  battle  of  Antietam,  September  17,  1862. 
Lieutenant  Little  was  in  the  thickest  of  the  fight. 
His  Captain,  Long,  was  soon  wounded,  and  Lieut. 
Little  was  in  command  of  the  company.  In  the 
course  of  the  day  he  received  a  severe  flesh  wound 
in  the  thigh,  which  disabled  him  for  duty,  and 
he  soon  after  came  home  on  a  furlough.  During 
his  absence  his  regiment  had  moved  to  Falmouth, 
opposite  Fredericksburg,  where  a  battle  was  im- 
pending, and  Lieut.  Little  determined  if  possible 
to  bear  a  part  in  it.  And  then,  his  brother,  Moses 
C.  Little,  of  the  19th  Massachusetts  was  there,  and 
he  wished  to  be  near  him.  Impelled  by  these  con- 
siderations, before  the  expiration  of  his  leave,  when 
,yet  suffering  from  the  wound  received  at  Antietam, 
and  against  the  advice  of  his  physician,  he  left 


122  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

home  on  the  8th  of  December,  and  after  traveling 
as  rapidly  as  possible,  rejoined  his  regiment  but 
one  hour  before  the  opening  of  the  great  battle  of 
Fredericksburg  on  the  13th.  He  found  that  his 
brother  Moses  had  been  killed  by  a  rebel  sharp- 
shooter, on  the  llth,  while  assisting  to  build  pon- 
toon bridges  across  the  Rappahannock  river. 

His  Colonel,  Edward  E.  Cross,  and  other  officers, 
seeing  the  feeble  state  Lieut.  Little  was  in,  tried  to 
dissuade  him  from  going  into  the  battle,  but  he 
persisted.  Very  soon  after  the  fight  commenced, 
his  Captain,  Jacob  W.  Keller,  was  severely  wound- 
ed and  carried  to  the  rear,  when  Lieut.  Little 
sprang  to  the  command  of  his  company,  and  as  he 
was  cheering  his  men  forward,  with  his  sword 
above  his  head,  he  received  a  wound  in  the  leg, 
and  another  —  the  fatal  one  —  in  his  shoulder.  A 
minnie  ball  entered  the  body  at  the  shoulder  and 
did  not  pass  out.  He  was  carried  to  the  Lacey 
House,  Falmouth,  where,  after  great  suffering, 
which  he  bore  patiently,  he  died  on  the  24th. 

Lieut.  Little's  remains  were  brought  to  Clare- 
mont  and  buried  by  Hiram  Lodge  of  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  of  which  he  was  an  honored  and 
beloved  brother,  with  appropriate  ceremonies.  He 
was  an  active  and  worthy  member  of  the  Univer-. 
salist  Church  and  Society — always  in  his  place  — 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  123 

and  a  leader  in  the  Sunday  School.  His  funeral 
was  very  largely  attended  by  citizens  of  Clare- 
mont,  in  the  Town  Hall.  His  friend  and  pastor, 
Rev.  Mr.  Marston,  preached  a  most  appropriate 
and  impressive  sermon  from  the  text  found  in 
Revelations,  14th  chapter  and  13th  verse  : 

"Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  Lord 
from  henceforth :  Yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that  they 
may  rest  from  their  labors;  and  their  works  do 
follow  them." 

Lieut.  Little  entered  the  army  from  a  true  sense 
of  duty,  and  laid  his  life  upon  the  altar  of  his 
country  a  sacrifice  to  universal  liberty  and  justice. 

Thus  died  and  was  buried  a  most  noble,  patri- 
otic and  brave  soldier ;  an  upright  and  respected 
citizen ;  a  kind  and  affectionate  brother,  and  a 
devoted,  loving  and  beloved  husband. 

Lieutenant  JOHIV   W.   JL.A.  WHENCE 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months;  was  chosen  First  Lieutenant  of  the 
Claremont  company ;  went  to  Portsmouth,  where 
the  company  was  broken  up,  and  declining  to 
reenlist  for  three  years,  was  discharged.  The  fol- 
lowing September  he  enlisted  at  Newport,  was 
mustered  into  Co.  E,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  19,  1861,  and 
appointed  Sergeant.  Feb.  16,  1862,  he  was  pro- 


124  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

moted  to  Second  Lieutenant,  was  wounded  in  the 
battle  of  Malvern  Hill,  July  3,  1862,  and  resigned, 
on  account  of  disability  occasioned  by  his  wound, 
Oct.  23,  1862. 


ILOVEJOY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  Feb.  28, 
1863.  Enlisted  into  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 
Aug.  30,  1864,  and  served  to  the  end  of  the  war, 
and  was  mustered  out  Nov.  7,  1865. 


».    MOORE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  Oct.  20, 
1862,  and  came  home.  He  is  a  son  of  Curtis 
Moore  of  Claremont,  arid  brother  of  Horatio  C. 
Moore  of  the  3d  Reg't,  who  was  killed  at  James 
Island. 


JA.IMCES    !». 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  March 
24,  1862.  He  came  home  with  a  fatal  disease  upon 
him,  and  died  July  27,  1866.  He  was  a  son  of 
John  M.  Milton  of  Claremont,  and  brother  of  Dr. 
Charles  A.  Milton,  who,  as  Medical  Cadet,  died  at 
Mound  City,  111. 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  125 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Wounded  severely  at  the  battle  of 
Fredericksburg,  Dec.  13,  1862,  and  was  discharged 
Feb.  28,  1863,  on  account  of  wounds.  Enlisted 
into  Co.  A,  Heavy  Artillery,  and  was  mustered 
May  26,  1863,  served  to  the  end  of  the  war,  and 
was  mustered  out  with  the  regiment.  He  was  a 
brave  soldier. 


E. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  served  faithfully  as  wagoner 
during  the  entire  term  of  his  enlistment,  was  mus- 
tered out  October  29,  1864,  and  returned  to  his 
home  in  Claremont  where  he  still  resides.  He  is  a 
son  of  Dr.  E.  C.  Marsh  of  the  New-Hampshire 
Cavalry. 

GEORGE    W.    MOOT>Y 

Enlisted  as  a  musician,  and  was  mustered  into 
Co.  G,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  Aug. 
28,  1862,  and  returned  to  his  home  in  Claremont. 
He  is  a  son  of  Jonathan  Moody. 

Sergeant  I3^R,O1V    8.    TSTOYES 

Enlisted  in  Capt.  Austin's  company  in  April, 
1861  ;  went  to  Portsmouth  where  most  of  the  men 


126  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

9 

reenlisted  for  three  years,  but  he  declined  to  do  so, 
and  was  sent  to  Fort  Constitution,  where  he  served 
out  his  term  of  enlistment.  He  enlisted  again, 
was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  19,  1861, 
and  appointed  Sergeant.  Discharged  for  disability 
March  4,  1863.  September  9,  1864,  he  again 
enlisted  in  the  United  States  Invalid  Corps,  at 
Concord,  and  was  mustered  out  Nov.  14,  1865. 
Since  then  he  has  lived  in  Claremont.  His  officers 
speak  of  him  as  a  good  soldier  in  field  and  camp. 

E1VOB    B.    3VEVERS 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  I,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  15,  1861.     Deserted  Aug.  30,  1862. 


Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
I,  5th  Reg't,  Feb.  28,  1862.  Discharged  Dec.  12, 
1862.  Enlisted  into  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps, 
Dec.  29,  1863,  where  he  served  to  the  end  of  the 
war. 


H.    3VEVER8 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  was  killed  in  battle  at  White 
Oak  Swamp,  Va.,  June  30,  1862. 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  127 

I>A.VII>    H.    NICIIOH-S 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  Feb.  18, 
1863.  Enlisted  into  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 
Aug.  25,  1864,  and  was  discharged  for  disability 
May  6, 1865. 

lieutenant   GEORGE    IVETTI/ETOIV 

Enlisted  as  a  private  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  12, 1861.  He  was  promoted  to 
Sergeant,  and  afterward,  Nov.  11, 1862,  for  bravery 
in  action,  was  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant. 
He  was  mortally  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Fred- 
ericksburg,  Va.,  Dec.  13,  1862,  and  died  of  his 
wounds  at  the  Ninth  Army  Corps  Hospital,  on  the 
23d.  Lieut.  Nettleton  was  a  native  of  England, 
came  to  this  country  in  1857,  and  settled  in  Clare- 
mont,  with  his  family.  He  enlisted  from  a  sense 
of  duty,  and  proved  himself  a  brave  soldier.  At 
the  battle  of  Antietam,  Sept.  17,  1862,  he  was 
struck  by  a  shell,  but  not  very  much  hurt,  after 
which,  during  the  battle,  he  captured  the  colors  of 
the  4th  North-Carolina  Regiment  and  brought  them 
from  the  field.  The  colors  were  sent  to  the  Gov- 
ernor of  this  State  and  are  now  deposited  with 
other  trophies  of  the  war,  at  the  State  House.  For 
this  act  and  for  meritorious  conduct  generally,  he 


128  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant.  At  the 
battle  of  Fredericksburg,  as  he  was  leading  his 
company,  several  men  carrying  the  colors  of  his 
regiment  were  shot  down,  when  Lieut.  Nettleton 
seized  and  had  but  just  raised  them  when  he  was 
hit  by  a  grape  shot  in  the  thigh  and  a  minnie  ball 
in  the  bowels,  mortally  wounding  him.  A  short 
time  before  this  battle,  in  a  letter  to  his  wife,  he 
wrote,  "  I  may  fall,  but  ever  remember  it  was  at 
the  post  of  duty,  and  in  a  noble  cause."  His 
remains  were  brought  home  with  those  of  Lieut. 
Little,  and  buried,  Rev.  Mr.  Hartwell  preaching  an 
appropriate  sermon.  He  left  a  wife  and  two  young 
children. 


Sergeant  WII^LI^M:    H.    3VTJTT 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  was  for  a  time  sick  in  hospital 
at  New-  York,  and  was  afterward  for  several  months 
on  duty  at  Fort  Hamilton.  Transferred  to  Battery 
G,  5th  United  States  Artillery,  Oct.  28,  1863,  which 
was  assigned  to  Gen.  Banks'  expedition,  and  went 
to  New-Orleans.  He  reenlisted  in  the  spring  of 
1864,  and  was  appointed  Corporal,  and  afterward 
promoted  to  Quartermaster-Sergeant.  His  battery 
was  engaged  in  the  siege  of  Port  Hudson,  and  the 
first  to  enter  the  Fort.  He  was  in  thirteen  differ- 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  129 

ent  engagements,  and  never  received  a  severe 
wound.  He  was  mustered  out  after  the  close  of 
the  war,  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  where  he  married 
and  is  now  settled. 


J.   PIERCE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  at  An- 
napolis, Md.,  Oct.  28,  1862,  and  returned  home. 
He  is  a  paper-maker  by  trade,  and  son  of  June 
Pierce  of  Claremont. 


Corporal    GEORGE    H. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Killed  at  the  battle  of  Cold  Har- 
bor, Va.,  June  3,  1864.  In  the  morning  of  that 
day,  being  aware  of  the  impending  battle,  he  said 
to  a  friend  —  "I  know  I  shall  not  come  out  of  that 
fight  alive."  He  had  been  in  every  battle  where 
his  regiment  was  engaged  —  Yorktown,  Fair  Oaks, 
Savage  Station,  Peach  Orchard,  "White  Oak 
Swamp,  Charles  City  Cross  Roads,  Malvern  Hill, 
Antietam,Fredericksburg,  Chancellorsville,  Gettys- 
burg and  Cold  Harbor.  He  was  slightly  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  but  was  only  absent 
from  his  company  one  day.  He  was  always  cheer- 
ful in  the  performance  of  every  duty,  a  cool,  brave 


130  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

and  patriotic  soldier,  enjoying  alike  the  esteem  and 
confidence  of  officers  and  privates.  He  went  to 
the  war  from  a  high  sense  of  duty,  and  gave  his  life 
to  his  country.  Corporal  Putnam  was  born  in 
Claremont  in  1840,  son  of  the  late  Zelotes  Put- 
nam, and  brother  of  Charles  E.  Putnam  of  the 
2d  Reg't,  who  was  killed  at  "Williamsburg. 


W.    PATRICK. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Soon  after  his  regiment  went  into 
camp  near  Washington  he  was  detailed  for  signal 
service,  a  position  of  responsibility,  the  duties  of 
which  he  is  said  to  have  performed  acceptably. 
In  July,  1862,  he  came  home  on  a  furlough,  was 
taken  down  with  camp-fever,  which  assumed  a 
typhoid  type,  and  died  at  the  residence  of  his 
father,  William  Patrick,  on  the  15th  of  August. 
His  funeral  was  largely  attended  at  the  Baptist 
church,  Rev.  Mr.  Ayer  preaching  an  appropriate 
sermon.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  twenty- 
eight  years  old,  and  brother  of  Henry  W.  Patrick 
of  the  2d  Reg't  and  Lient.  Charles  E.  Patrick  of 
the  New-Hampshire  Cavalry. 

Corporal    Er>WA.RI>    F.   PIKE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Appointed  Corporal,  served  the  full 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  131 

term  of  his  enlistment,  aud  was  mustered  out  Oct. 
29,  1864.  He  was  in  many  battles  with  his  regi- 
ment, returned  home  without  a  wound,  and  now 
lives  in  California. 


Sergeant  WIH-LI^M    E. 

Enlisted  at  Claremont,  under  Capt.  Austin,  for 
three  months  ;  went  to  Portsmouth  and  reenlisted 
for  three  years  ;  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  2d  Reg't, 
June  4,  1861,  and  discharged  for  disability  July  31, 
1861.  He  enlisted  again  in  Capt.  Long's  Co.  G,  5th 
Reg't,  was  mustered  Oct.  12,  1861,  and  appointed 
Sergeant.  He  was  discharged  again  for  disability 
September  6,  1862.  After  recovering  he  went  to 
St.  Johnsbury,  Vt,  was  drafted  and  put  into  the 
4th  Vermont  Volunteers.  In  the  battle  of  the 
"Wilderness  he  was  wounded  three  or  four  times, 
taken  prisoner,  sent  to  Libby  prison,  Richmond, 
and  from  there  to  Andersonville,  since  which 
nothing  is  known  of  him  or  his  fate.  He  was  a 
son  of  the  late  Thomas  D.  Parrish  of  this  town, 
and  a  brother  of  Lyman  F.  of  the  2d  Regiment, 
Thomas  D.  of  the  26th  Mass,  and  James  C.  of  the 
5th  K  H.  Reg't. 


C. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  19,  1861.     Reenlisted  Jan.  1,  1864.     He  was 


132  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

severely  wounded  in  the  foot,  arid  was  discharged. 
He  is  a  brother  of  Lyman  F.,  William  E.  and 
Thomas  D.  Parrish,  and  now  lives  in  Canada. 

JOHPST    JT.    I>RE]VTIS8,    Jr. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  was  discharged  Nov.  23,  1863, 
by  reason  of  an  appointment  to  a  Second  Lieuten- 
ancy in  the  First  New-Hampshire  Cavalry,  which 
position  he  was  never  called  to  fill.  While  in  the 
5th  Regiment  he  was  in  many  battles,  and  proved 
himself  a  brave  and  good  soldier.  He  is  a  brother 
of  Capt.  William  P.  Prentiss  of  the  New-Hampshire 
Cavalry. 


PHA.R3L.E8    H. 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months,  and  served  out  the  term  of  his  en- 
listment at  Fort  Constitution.  He  was  drafted  at 
West  Lebanon,  Aug.  27,  1863,  and  mustered  into 
Co.  F,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  10,  1863.  Missing  April  7, 
1865.  Gained  from  missing  and  was  mustered  out 
June  28,  1865.  He  is  brother  of  Edward  A. 
Parmalee. 


Drafted  at  West  Lebanon,  Aug.  27,  1863,  and 
was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  10,  1863. 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  133 

Wounded  severely  in  the  foot  near  Hatcher's  Run, 
Va.,  March  25,  1865,  and  was  taken  prisoner.  His 
foot  was  amputated  at  the  instep  by  a  rebel  surgeon 
in  their  field  hospital,  after  which  he  was  sent  to 
Libby  Prison,  where  he  remained  two  days  and 
was  paroled  and  sent  to  Annapolis,  Md.  His  foot 
healed  and  he  was  honorably  discharged  on  the 
26th  of  June,  1865,  and  came  home.  He  is  a 
brother  of  Charles  H.  Parmalee  of  the  same  com- 
pany. 

JULIUS    B.   JPA.TJ3L, 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Transferred  to  the  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps  July  1,  1863,  where  he  served  to  the  end  of 
the  war.  He  was  a  brave  and  faithful  soldier. 

JOHN    I>.    ROBERTS 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  Oct.  28,  1862. 


>.  KOBI1VSO1V 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  5th  Reg't,  Sept.  18,  1862.  Killed  at  the  battle 
of  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  Dec.  13,  1862.  He  was 
the  only  son  of  Dean  D.  Robinson,  who  came  from 
Acworth  to  Claremont  a  few  years  since,  and  now 

lives  in  Maryland. 

7 


134  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

IIEIVRY    ILi.    nOWEH,!!, 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability,  March 
25,  1862.  He  is  a  son  of  the  late  James  E.  Rowell 
of  Claremont,  and  brother  of  George  E.  Rowell  of 
the  10th  Regiment. 


F. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct,  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  Nov.  26, 
1862.  Enlisted  into  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 
Aug.  30,  1864,  and  was  discharged  Nov.  7,  1865. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  died  at  Newark,  K  J.,  in  the 
United  States  Hospital,  of  chronic  diarrhea,  Sept. 
9,  1862.  He  was  in  most  of  the  battles  in  which 
his  regiment  participated,  until  his  last  sickness, 
among  which  were  those  of  Fair  Oaks,  the  Seven 
Days  Fight,  the  Wilderness,  and  others.  He  was 
the  oldest  son  of  the  late  Jonathan  Read  of  Clare- 
mont, and  brother  of  J.  Parker  Read  of  the  2d 
Regiment.  On  hearing  of  his  sickness  his  mother 
went  immediately  to  him,  but  he  died  an  hour  be- 
fore her  arrival.  She  took  his  remains  and  started 
for  home,  arriving  here  on  a  beautiful  moonlight 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  135 

night.  A  procession  was  formed  at  the  railroad 
station,  and  marched  to  the  cemetery,  where,  in 
the  shades  of  night,  they  were  buried  with  appro- 
priate ceremonies,  conducted  by  Rev.  R.  F.  Law- 
rence. The  scene  and  the  occasion  were  most 
solemn  and  impressive,  long  to  be  remembered  by 
those  who  witnessed  it.  On  the  following  Sab- 
bath, Rev.  Mr.  Lawrence  preached  a  funeral  ser- 
mon to  a  large  and  interested  audience,  taking  for 
his  text  these  words  of  the  Psalmist  :  "How  long, 
Lord  ?  Wilt  thou  be  angry  for  ever  ?"  At  the 
time  of  his  death  young  Read  was  nineteen  years 
old;  was  a  kind  and  obedient  son  and  an  affection- 
ate and  beloved  brother.  He  left  behind  him  a 
widowed  mother,  one  brother  —  J.  Parker  Read  of 
the  2d  Regiment,  —  four  sisters,  and  many  friends 
who  deeply  mourn  his  early  death. 


K.    ROYS 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  was  the  first  in  his  regiment  to 
reenlist  for  a  second  term  of  three  years.  Served 
as  private  and  bugler  in  his  regiment,  and  as  bugler 
at  Head-quarters  of  Gen.  liinks'  colored  brigade, 
and  orderly  at  Brigade  Head-quarters.  At  the 
battle  of  Antietam  his  belt-plate  was  hit  and 
broken  by  a  minnie  ball.  The  ball  passed  through 


136  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

the  plate,  two  thicknesses  of  leather  and  his  cloth- 
ing and  lodged.  His  belt-plate  undoubtedly  saved 
his  life  on  that  occasion.  The  ball  did  not  leave  a 
scratch  on  his  person,  though  he  was  injured  in- 
ternally, but  not  severely.  He  was  in  the  siege  of 
Yorktown,  the  battles  of  Fair  Oaks,  Peach  Orchard, 
Savage  Station,  Charles  City  Cross  Roads,  Malvern 
Hill,  Antietam,  Fredericksburg,  Chancellorsville, 
Gettysburg,  Wilson's  Landing,  siege  of  Peters- 
burg, and  at  the  surrender  of  Lee's  army.  Great 
confidence  was  reposed  in  him  by  his  officers,  for 
his  intelligence,  fidelity  and  courage.  He  was 
mustered  out  July  8,  1865,  came  home,  and  is  now 
employed  at  the  Home  Mill.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry 
Roys  of  Claremont,  and  brother  of  Henry  F.  Roys 
of  the  2d  Regiment. 


IV.    SCOTT 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  He  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Fair 
Oaks,  June  1,  1862,  by  the  same  volley  that  killed 
Charles  W.  Wetherbee,  James  Delmage  and  John 
W.  Nash,  and  was  buried  in  the  same  grave  with 
them,  by  his  fellow-soldiers.  He  was  born  at 
Springfield,  Vt.,  April  18,  1836,  and  came  to  Clare- 
mont with  his  parents  in  1849.  He  was  an  intelli- 
gent, industrious  and  worthy  citizen,  and  a  brave 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  137 

« 
and  faithful  soldier,  respected  alike  by  officers  and 

men  of  his  regiment.  For  some  years  before  the 
rebellion  broke  out  he  had  been  employed  upon 
the  farm  of  Capt.  Charles  F.  Long.  After  his 
death  two  of  his  brothers  enlisted  in  the  9th  Ver- 
mont Regiment,  one  of  whom  died  of  wounds 
received  at  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  and  the 
other  died  of  disease  contracted  in  the  service. 
Another  brother  enlisted  in  an  Ohio  regiment, 
where  he  served  until  after  the  end  of  the  war,  and 
was  honorabty  discharged.  Soon  after  enlisting 
Mr.  Scott  was  married,  and  left  a  widow  but  no 
children. 


S. 

Was  drafted  at  West  Lebanon,  Aug.  27,  1863, 
and  mustered  into  Co.  F,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  10,  1863. 
Mustered  out  June  28,  1865. 


.    81IO3L.E8 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Wounded  severely  in  the  right 
side,  and  again  by  a  buck-shot  in  the  leg  above  the 
knee,  at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Dec.  13, 
1862.  Discharged  on  account  of  wounds,  April 
2,  1863.  Enlisted  in  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 
Sept.  12,  1863,  and  was  on  duty  at  West  Lebanon 


138  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

•  , 

and   Concord   until  Nov.  13,  1865,  when  he  was 

mustered  out. 


E. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps  July  1,  1863,  on  account  of  wound  received 
in  the  knee  at  the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks,  June  1,  1862. 


.    SEVEItA-lVCE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G.  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Wounded  in  the  thigh,  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Antietam,  Sept.  17,  1862.  Transferred  to 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps  July  1,  1863.  Mustered 
out  at  the  end  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  Oct.,  1864. 
He  still  carries  the  ball  in  his  thigh. 


Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  5th  Reg't,  Aug.  14,  1862.  Was  wounded  at 
the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  and  subsequently 
transferred  to  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  where 
he  served  until  after  the  end  of  the  war.  He  is  a 
son  of  Solon  Silsbee  of  Claremont. 


H.    STONE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  5th  Reg't, 
as  a  recruit,  February  28,  1862,  followed  the  for- 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  139 

tunes  of  the  regiment  until  July  26, 1863,  when  he 
was  taken  prisoner  at  White  Plains,  Ya.,  carried  to 
Libby  Prison,  Richmond,  searched  and  relieved  of 
all  valuables,  and  then  taken  to  Belle  Isle,  where 
he  was  kept  one  hundred  and  fourteen  days,  when 
he  was  paroled,  and  finally  exchanged  May  28, 
1864.  He  reenlisted  April  1,  1864.  He  was  in 
the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  June  3,  1864,  where  he 
received  six  wounds  —  one  through  the  right  arm 
with  a  minnie  ball,  breaking  it  badly ;  three  in  the 
left  leg,  two  with  minnie  balls  below  the  knee,  and 
a  grape  shot  in  the  knee;  a  minnie  ball  in  the 
right  side,  and  a  piece  of  shell  in  the  back.  He 
laid  in  a  rifle-pit  on  the  battle-field,  in  the  hands 
of  the  rebels,  with  nothing  to  eat  or  drink,  from 
the  3d  to  the  9th,  when  the  rebels  were  driven 
back  and  the  ground  retaken  by  our  men.  At 
night  our  men  built  breastworks  to  within  about 

O 

two  rods  of  where  Stone  laid  so  weak  from  his  suf- 
ferings and  the  loss  of  blood  that  he  could  hardly 
speak  or  move.  Under  cover  of  darkness  he 
crawled  with  the  utmost  difficulty  into  the  in- 
trenchments  and  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  second 
Delaware  regiment.  The  rebels  took  from  him 
fifty  dollars,  his  veteran  discharge  paper,  and  all 
the  other  valuables  he  had  in  his  pockets,  even  to 
his  tobacco.  His  wounds  were  dressed  on  the 


140  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

morning  of* the  10th,  and  he  was  carried  to  White 
House  Landing,  Va.,  riding  fourteen  miles  over 
corduroy  roads  in  an  army  wagon.  From  there  he 
was  carried  to  Mansion  House  Hospital,  Alexandria, 
where  his  leg  was  amputated  above  the  knee.  He 
remained  there  until  the  19th  of  November,  his 
leg  being  nearly  healed,  when  he  was  sent  to  Pern- 
berton  Square  Hospital,  Boston.  After  he  reached 
Boston,  and  was  hobbling  along  Tremont  street 
toward  the  hospital,  his  crutch  slipped  on  the  side- 
walk and  he  fell,  injuring  his  leg  very  seriously. 
He  afterward  took  cold  in  it  and  gangrene  set  in, 
which  was  not  overcome  under  several  weeks,  and 
when  it  was  it  had  eaten  off  the  main  arteries,  and 

| 

four  inches  more  of  his  leg  had  to  be  amputated. 
The  physician  told  Stone  and  his  friends  that  he 
probably  could  not  live  through  the  operation, 
though  he  could  not  possibly  live  without  it.  It 
took  an  hour  and  a  half  to  perform  the  operation. 
He  did  live,  however,  and  six  weeks  afterward  was 
sent  to  the  Military  Hospital  at  Manchester,  this 
State,  and  subsequently  to  Central  Park  Hospital, 
New-York,  where  he  was  furnished  with  an  arti- 
ficial leg  by  the  Government,  and  was  discharged 
on  the  8th  of  June,  1865.  He  subsequently  fully 
recovered  and  was  able  to  labor  daily.  Very  few 
men  suffered  so  much  for  their  country  as  did 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  141 


young  Stone.     His  Colonel,  Hapgood,  said  he  was 

one  of 

ment. 


one  of  the  bravest  and  best  soldiers  in  his  regi- 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Mortally  wounded  at  the  battle  of 
Gettysburg,  July  2,  1862,  and  died  a  few  days  after- 
ward. He  came  to  Claremont  but  a  few  months 
before  he  enlisted  and  worked  in  the  Monadnock 
Mills.  He  is  spoken  of  as  a  brave  soldier. 


ISAJHTJIEIL,    J. 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
F,  5th  Reg't,  April  20,  1862.  He  experienced  great 
hardship  and  fatigue  in  the  seven  days'  battle,  in 
June,  and  contracted  disease  which  terminated  in 
epilepsy,  from  which  he  never  has  recovered.  He 
was  discharged  Jan.  15,  1863,  and  returned  home 
a  perfect  wreck. 

Corporal   MA-TTECEW    T.   TOW1VE 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin,  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months,  and  served  out  his  term  of  enlist- 
ment at  Fort  Constitution.  Enlisted  again  and 
was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  19,  1861. 
Promoted  to  Corporal.  He  distinguished  himself 

as  Corporal  of   the   Regimental    Pioneer   Corps, 
7* 


142  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

building  corduroy  roads,  bridges,  &c.  Discharged 
for  disability  Dec.  24,  1862.  In  September,  1863, 
he  was  hooked  in  the  abdomen  by  a  cow  which  he 
was  leading,  and  so  much  injured  that  he  died  the 
next  day.  He  was  a  son  of  David  Towne,  and 
brother  of  Samuel  C.  Towne  of  the  9th  Eegiment. 


Sergeant   8YI^VA.1VTJS    M. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Appointed  Sergeant;  served  his 
fnll  term  of  enlistment,  and  was  mustered  out  Oct. 
29,  1864. 


F. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  April  22, 
1864.  He  enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin,  in  April, 
1861,  for  three  months,  but  did  not  reeulist  for 
three  years  and  was  discharged. 


Corporal  JL.TJCITJS 

• 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861,  and  appointed  Corporal.  He  was 
severely  wounded  in  the  head  at  the  battle  of 
Antietam,  Sept.  17,  1862,  from  which  he  has  not 
and  probably  never  will  recover.  Discharged  for 
disability  April  13,  1863. 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  143 

HARVEY    M.    WAICEFIEH.!) 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Died  in  hospital  July  5, 1862.  He 
left  a  widow  and  three  young  children  to  mourn 
his  loss.  He  came  to  Claremont  from  Vermont 
six  or  eight  years  before  his  enlistment. 

Sergeant   CHARLES  W.   WETHERBEE 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin,  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months;  went  to  Portsmouth,  reenlisted  for 
three  years  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  2d  Reg't, 
June  5,  1861.  He  was  in  the  first  battle  of  Bull 
Run,  soon  after  which  he  was  discharged  for  dis- 
ability. He  enlisted  again  and  was  mustered  into 
Co.  G,  5th  Reg't,  Oct.  12,  1861.  Appointed  Ser- 
geant on  the  organization  of  the  company.  At  the 
battle  of  Fair  Oaks,  Va.,  June  1,  1862,  he  was 
fatally  wounded  in  the  head  by  a  minnie  ball  and 
died  the  next  day.  He  was  buried  by  his  fellow- 
soldiers  in  the  same  grave  with  Charles  N.  Scott 
and  James  Delmage  of  Claremont,  and  John  W. 
Nash  of  Charlestown,  all  members  of  the  same 
company.  Scott,  Delmage  and  Nash  were  instant- 
ly killed  at  the  same  time  that  Wetherbee  was 
mortally  wounded.  Lieut.  Keller,  in  a  letter  to  his 
wife,  wrote — "Your  husband  fell  fighting  nobly 
for  his  country.  We  all  mourn  his  loss,  and  you 


144  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

have  the  heart-felt  sympathy  of  all."  Sergeant 
Wetherbee  was  born  at  Alstead,  this  State,  March 
4,  1828,  and  removed  with  his  family  to  this  town 
about  three  years  before  the  breaking  out  of  the 
rebellion.  His  record  as  a  soldier  stands  well.  He 
left  a  widow  and  two  daughters,  six  and  eleven 
years  old.  The  youngest  daughter  died  of  diphthe- 
ria in  June,  1865. 


Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  5th  Reg't,  Sept.  17,  1862.  Wounded  severely 
in  the  leg  and  was  subsequently  discharged  on  ac- 
count of  wounds.  Enlisted  into  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps  Aug.  25,  1864.  Mustered  out  Nov.  7,  1865. 
"While  in  the  5th  Reg't  he  showed  great  bravery 
and  coolness  in  action. 


C. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  In  the  winter  of  1863,  on  account 
of  sickness  caused  by  exposure,  he  was  sent  to 
hospital  where  he  was  discharged  April  18,  1863. 
After  his  discharge  he  was  for  a  time  servant  for 
Gen.  Marsjton,  and  subsequently,  when  driving  a 
sutler's  wagon,  was  taken  prisoner,  with  two  others, 
by  Moseby's  Guerrillas,  and  escaped  after  being 


FIFTH  REGIMENT.  145 

with  them  six  weeks,  riding  away  one  of  their  best 
horses.  He  is  a  son  of  George  O.  Webb  of  the 
same  company. 


O.    \VJbiD3B 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.  Died  suddenly  at  Camp  Fair  Oaks, 
Ya.,  June  15,  1862.  He  had  been  unwell  for  a  few 
days,  but  was  able  to  be  about  up  to  the  hour  of 
his  death.  He  was  taken  in  a  fit  and  did  not  speak 
to  those  who  were  with  him.  He  was  buried  by 
his  comrades  near  where  he  died.  He  left  a  widow 
and  three  sons,  one  of  whom,  Lucius  C.,  was  a 
member  of  the  same  Company.  He  came  to  Clare- 
mont  in  1843,  and  at  the  time  of  his  enlistment 
was  in  the  employ  of  J.  P.  Upham  &  Co. 


YOTJ3VO 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 

F,  5th  Reg't,  Feb.  28,  1862.     Served  until  the  end 
of  the  war,  and  was  mustered  out  with  his  regi- 
ment.    He  is  a  brother  of  John  E.  Young  of  Co. 

G,  same  regiment. 

JOHIV    E.    YOTJIVG 

Enlisted,  was  mustered  into  Co.   G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861.     Promoted  to  Corporal.     Promoted 


146  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

to  Sergeant.  Wounded,  June  3, 1864,  in  the  battle 
of  Cold  Harbor.  Mustered  out  at  the  end  of  his 
term  of  enlistment,  Oct.  29,  1864.  Brother  of 
Frank  Young  of  Co.  F,  same  regiment. 


SIXTH  REGIMENT. 

» 

This  regiment  was  recruited  mainly  in  the 
western  part  of  the  State,  and  was  organized  at 
Keene.  Claremont  had  just  furnished  nearly  a 
full  company  for  the  Fifth,  and  but  few  men  from 
Claremont  entered  the  Sixth.  The  field  officers 
were,  Nelson  Converse  of  Marlborough,  Colonel ; 
Simon  G.  Griffin  of  Concord,  Lieut.  Colonel,  and 
Charles  Scott  of  Peterborough,  Major.  Lieut.  Col. 
Griffin  was  promoted  from  Captain  in  the  2d  New- 
Hampshire  Regiment. 

The  muster  of  the  regiment  was  completed  on 
the  30th  of  November,  1861,  and  it  left  the  State 
on  the  25th  of  December  for  "Washington,  and  was 
assigned  to  Burnside's  expedition.  It  suffered  con- 
siderable loss  from  sickness  during  the  winter.  On 
the  7th  of  "April,  1862,  the  brigade  to  which  this 
regiment  was  attached  being  encamped  at  Roanoke 
Island,  Lieut.  Col.  Griffin  was  ordered  to  take  four 
companies  from  his  regiment  and  two  from  the 
New- York  9th  and  break  up  an  encampment  at 
Elizabeth  City,  N.  C.,  where  a  rebel  regiment  was 


148  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

being  organized.  They  attacked  the  camp  on  the 
morning  of  the  8th,  killed  one  man,  wounded  two, 
took  seventy-four  prisoners,  while  the  remainder  of 
the  rebels  took  to  the  woods.  They  also  captured 
three  hundred  and  fifty  stand  of  arms,  a  quantity 
of  ammunition  and  other  property,  and  completely 
broke  up  this  haunt  of  the  rebels. 

On  the  19th  of  April,  the  regiment  signalized 
itself  for  discipline  and  bravery  in  the  demonstra- 
tion on  Norfolk.  Gen.  Burnside  complimented  it, 
and  issued  an  order  that  it  inscribe  upon  its  colors 
"  Caraden,  April  19,  1862."  Early  in  August  the 
Sixth  joined  the  army  of  Gen.  Pope  at  Culpeper 
Court  House,  and  was  in  the  disastrous  campaign 
which  followed,  evincing  good  pluck  and  en- 
durance. It  was  in  the  thickest  of  the  fight  at  the 
second  Bull  Run  battle,  August  29th,  and  out  of 
four  hundred  and  fifty  officers  and  men  who  went 
into  the  battle,  thirty-two  were  killed,  one  hundred 
and  ten  wounded,  and  sixty-eight  missing,  making 
a  total  of  two  hundred  and  ten.  It  was  also  in  the 
skirmishes  and  battles  that  followed  on  the  30th, 
31st,  and  the  1st  of  September. 

This  regiment  was  at  the  battle  at  South  Moun- 
tain on  the  13th  of  September,  and  at  Antietam 
on  the  17th,  on  both  of  which  occasions  the  officers 
and  men  distinguished  themselves  for  coolness  and 


SIXTH  REGIMENT.  149 

bravery.  In  the  Antietam  fight  the  regiment  lost 
nearly  one  fifth  of  its  whole  number  of  men  en- 
gaged, and  was  highly  complimented  by  Gen. 
Burnside.  At  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg  the 
Sixth  behaved  with  great  gallantry,  and  lost  seven- 
ty-five men,  killed  and  wounded,  or  nearly  one 
third  of  the  whole  number  engaged. 

About  the  first  of  April,  1863,  the  Sixth  went  to 
Kentucky,  under  Gen.  Buruside,  and  the  last  of 
May  joined  Gen.  Grant  in  his  operations  on  Vicks- 
burg.  Early  in  the  winter  the  men  very  generally 
reenlisted  for  another  term  of  three  years,  or  dur- 
ing the  war,  and  on  the  30th  of  January,  1864, 
those  who  had  reenlisted  came  home  on  a  thirty 
days'  furlough.  In  March  the  regiment  returned 
to  the  scene  of  war  and  went  into  Camp  at  Annap- 
olis, and  subsequently  joined  the  army  of  the 
Potomac,  under  Gen.  Grant,  and  was  actively  en- 
gaged all  summer,  participating  in  many  battles 
and  skirmishes.  From  December  until  the  sur- 
render of  that  place,  on  the  2d  of  April,  1865,  the 
Sixth  was  engaged  in  the  siege  of  Petersburg. 
Thence  it  went  in  pursuit  of  Gen.  Lee  and  his  army, 
and  after  the  surrender  on  the  9th,  the  war  being 
virtually  at  an  end,  the  regiment  went  into  camp  at 
Alexandria,  where  it  remained  until  the  17th  of 
July,  when  it  was  mustered  out  and  returned  home. 


150  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

During  its  term  of  service  the  Sixth  was  in  the 
following  battles :  Camden,  N.  C.,  Second  Bull 
Run,  Chantilly,  South  Mountain,  Antietam,  Fred- 
ericksburg,  Siege  of  Vicksburg,  Jackson,  Wilder- 
ness, Spottsylvania  Court  House,  12th  and  18th  of 
May,  1864,  North  Anna  River,  Tolopotomy  Creejc, 
Bethesda  Church,  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  June 
16th,  17th  and  18th,  1864,  Weldon  Railroad,  Pop- 
lar Spring  Church,  Hatcher's  Run,  Petersburg, 
April  2,  1865. 

No  regiment  from  this  or  any  other  State  won 
a  prouder  name,  or  made  a  more  honorable  record 
than  the  New-Hampshire  Sixth. 

Surgeon   8HER]M[JL]V    COOPER, 

Commissioned  Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  6th 
Reg't,  Oct.  17, 1861.  Promoted  to  Surgeon  March 
20,  1863.  On  arriving  at  Hatteras  he  was  placed 
in  charge  of  the  hospital  ship  of  Burnside's  Expe- 
dition, which  position  he  held  until  after  the  taking 
of  Roanoke  Island,  in  February,  1862,  when  the 
hospital  was  transferred  to  land,  and  he  still  re- 
mained in  charge  until  March,  when  he  went  with 
his  regiment  to  Roanoke  Island.  In  May  he  was 
detailed  to  take  charge  of  the  Post  Hospital  at 
Roauoke  Island,  where  he  remained  until  July, 
when  he  joined  his  regiment  at  Newburn,  N.  C. 


SIXTH  REGIMENT.  151 

They  joined  Pope's  Campaign,  through  which  he 
was  the  only  medical  officer  in  the  regiment. 
After  the  battle  of  Antietam  he  was  detailed  to 
take  charge  of  a  hospital  at  Weaverton,  Md.,  con- 
taining fifteen  hundred  men,  where  he  remained  a 
month  and  until  the  men  were  returned  to  their 
regiments,  sent  to  convalescent  camp,  or  other- 
wise disposed  of.  From  there  he  rode  alone,  on 
horseback,  through  the  rebel  country,  a  distance 
of  sixty  miles,  to  Washington,  and  afterward 
joined  his  regiment  at  Falmouth,  Va.,  the  1st  of 
November,  where  he  remained  until  after  the  battle 
of  Fredericksburg,  on  the  13th  of  December.  He 
was  then  detailed  as  medical  officer  in  charge  of 
six  batteries  of  artillery,  called  the  Artillery  Brig- 
ade, under  Gen.  Hunt,  and  was  on  the  field  with 
them  seven  days,  at  Fredericksburg.  He  remained 
with  them  through  the  winter.  In  the  spring  of 
1863  he  joined  his  regiment  and  went  with  it  to 
Newport  News,  thence  to  Kentucky,  and  thence  to 
Vicksburg.  After  the  taking  of  that  place  the 
regiment  was  in  the  siege  of  Jackson,  during 
which  Dr.  Cooper  had  charge  of  his  brigade  on 
the  field,  and  was  under  fire  eight  consecutive 
days.  After  the  taking  of  Jackson,  the  Ninth 
Army  Corps,  to  which  his  regiment  was  attached 
returned  to  the  Yazoo  River,  and  he  was  placed  in 


152  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

charge  of  the  second  division  hospital  of  that 
corps,  and  in  ten  days  after  was  ordered  to  the 
general  superintendence  of  all  the  hospitals  in  the 
Ninth  Corps.  In  about  two  weeks  he  was  ordered 
by  Gen.  Parks  to  Vicksburg  to  charter  boats  and 
fit  them  for  hospitals,- and  take  the  sick  and 
wounded  of  the  corps  to  Cincinnati.  He  placed 
the  men  in  hospital,  turned  over  the  property  and 
remained  in  Cincinnati  about  two  weeks,  waiting 
for  the  troops  to  come  up.  Joined  the  Corps  at 
Nicholasville,  Ky.,and  was  Surgeon-in-chief  of  the 
Second  Division  of  the  Ninth  Army  Corps.  From 
there  he  went  to  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  and  was  ap- 
pointed Post  Surgeon,  which  place  he  held  until 
the  regiment  came  home  on  veteran  furlough,  in 
January,  1864.  In  March  the  regiment  returned 
and  rejoined  the  Ninth  Army  Corps,  and  Dr. 
Cooper  was  appointed  Surgeon  in  charge  of  the 
field  hospital  of  the  Second  Division,  which  he 
held  one  month,  and  was  relieved  at  his  own  re- 
quest and  placed  upon  the  Operating  Staff,  which 
position  he  held  until  his  three  years  were  out,  in 
November,  1864.  During  the  month  of  July  he 
performed  with  his  own  hands  every  operation  in 
the  Second  Division  of  the  Ninth  Army  Corps. 
In  the  time  that  he  was  Assistant  Surgeon  he  was 
upon  the  field  in  every  battle  in  which  his  regi- 


SIXTH  REGIMENT.  153 

raent  was  engaged.  During  the  whole  three  years 
Dr.  Cooper  was  blessed  with  good  health,  per- 
formed an  immense  amount  of  hard  work,  and 
rendered  valuable  service  in  whatever  capacity  he 
was  placed.  The  surgeon  in  charge  of  the  Ninth 
Army  Corps,  a  regular  army  officer,  wrote  of  him 
to  a  friend  —  "Dr.  Cooper  has  been  for  a  long  time 
at  our  Second  Division  Hospital,  and  is  one  of  our 
ablest  and  most  accomplished  surgeons."  He  re- 
signed and  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  Nov. 
30,  1864,  returned  to  Claremont  the  following  Feb- 
ruary, and  is  now  here  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession. He  is  a  son  of  Hon.  Lemuel  P.  Cooper 
of  Croydon,  and  brother-in-law  of  the  late  Col. 
Gardiner  of  the  14th  Regiment. 


n. 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  6th  Reg't,  Aug.  26,  1862.  Discharged  at  Mill- 
dale,  Miss.,  July  1,  1863.  He  enlisted  from  purely 
patriotic  motives,  when  too  old  to  be  drafted,  and 
proved  a  most  faithful  soldier.  He  is  father  of 
Charles  L.  Hadley. 


.    HA.T>IuEY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  6th  Reg't, 
as  a  musician,  Nov.  28,  1861.     Discharged  for  dis- 


154  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

ability,  at  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  Feb.  3,  1864.  He 
enlisted  again  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  Heavy 
Artillery,  Aug.  30,  1864,  served  to  the  end  of  the 
war,  and  was  mustered  out  Aug.  31,  1865.  It  is 
but  justice  to  say  that  his  disability  was  caused  by 
arduous  service  in  carrying  wounded  men  from  the 
field  under  fire  during  the  second  Bull  Run  battle. 
He  was  a  brave  soldier,  and  always  faithful  to  his 
duty.  He  is  a  son  of  William  H.  Hadley  of  the 
6th  Reg't,  and  is  now  clerk  in  a  wholesale  mer- 
cantile establishment  in  Boston. 


EIDOAJR    T. 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  6th  Reg't,  March  6,  1864.  "Wounded  June  7th, 
and  also  July  27th,  1864.  Transferred  to  the  Vet- 
eran Reserve  Corps,  and  was  subsequently  shot 
through  the  head  and  killed  by  a  deserter  while 
attempting  to  capture  him.  He  was  a  son  of  Levi 
F.  Reed  of  the  5th  Regiment. 


E.    STORY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  B,  6th  Reg't, 
Nov.  27,  1861  ;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  Dec.  1,  1861, 
and  appointed  Corporal.  In  April,  1861,  he  en- 
listed under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months,  and  at 
Portsmouth  reenlisted  for  three  years.  He  came 


SIXTH  REGIMENT.  155 

home  on  a  furlough,  was  taken  down  with  measles, 
could  not  return  to  be  mustered  with  his  regiment, 
and  was  discharged.  At  the  time  of  his  muster 
into  the  6th  Reg't  his  health  was  quite  poor.  He 
suffered  much  from  exposure  on  the  passage  to 
Hatteras  Inlet,  was  taken  sick  soon  after  he  arrived 
there,  and  died  of  typhoid  fever  in  hospital  on  the 
4th  of  March,  1862.  He  was  a  bookbinder  by 
trade;  twenty-three  years  old;  son  of  Francis  B. 
and  Olive  G.  Story  ;  brother  of  Charles  C.  Story 
of  the  6th  Mass.  Eeg't,  and  half  brother  of  David 
H.  Grannis  of  the  3d  New-Hampshire  Regiment. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  6th  Reg't, 
Dec.  3,  1861,  when  seventeen  years  old.  Ree'n- 
listed  Dec.  21,  1863.  Wounded  May  12,  1864,  and 
again  at  Weldon  Railroad,  June  22,  1864.  Pro- 
moted to  First  Lieutenant  March  4,  1865,  for  his 
coolness  and  bravery  in  action.  He  was  wounded 
again  April  2,  1865,  and  was  mustered  out  July  17, 
1865.  He  is  a  son  of  Charles  Tyler,  formerly  of 
this  town,  but  now  living  at  Cornish  Flat,  and  was 
among  the  best  soldiers  who  went  from  Claremont. 
While  Sergeant  he  served  on  the  color  guard,  one 
of  the  most  dangerous  and  arduous  places  in  the 
regiment.  In  February,  1862,  he  was  left  at  An- 


156  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

napolis,  sick  with  measles.  When  convalescent  he 
was  sent  to  the  front  to  assist  in  McClellan's  Pe- 
ninsular Campaign,  joined  a  Massachusetts  regi- 
ment, and  then  the  2d  New-Hampshire.  He  was 
in  four  battles  before  he  rejoined  his  own  regiment, 
which  in  the  time  had  been  in  but  one. 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT. 

All  the  preceding  regiments  had  been  enlisted 
and  equipped  by  the  State  Government.  On  the 
2d  of  September,  1861,  Joseph  C.  Abbott,  of  Man- 
chester, late  Adjutant-General  of  the  State,  received 
authority  from  the  War  Department  to  raise  a  regi- 
ment of  Infantry  in  the  State  of  New-Hampshire. 
This  was  at  a  time  when  the  State  was  engaged  in 
enlisting  and  getting  ready  for  the  field  four  regi- 
ments of  infantry,  a  battery,  three  companies  of 
sharp-shooters,  and  a  battalion  of  cavalry.  The 
State  extended  to  this  regiment  the  ten  dollars 
bounty  that  had  been  offered  to  the  men  enlisting 
in  the  other  corps.  The  regiment  was  enlisted  and 
organized  under  the  direction  of  Gen.  Abbott, 
having  its  rendezvous  at  Manchester.  Haldimand 
S.  Putnam,  a  graduate  of  "West  Point,  Lieutenant 
in  the  United  States  Topographical  Engineers,  a 
most  accomplished  young  officer,  and  son  of  Hon. 
John  L.  Putnam  of  Cornish,  was  appointed  Colonel ; 
Joseph  C.  Abbott  of  Manchester,  Lieut.  Colonel, 
and  Daniel  Smith  of  Dover,  Major.  The  muster 

of  the  regiment  was  completed  on  the  14th  of  De- 
8 


158  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

cember.  On  the  14th  of  January,  1862,  it  left  the 
State,  and  went  into  barracks  in  New- York,  where 
it  remained  about  a  month,  when  it  departed  for  the 
Dry  Tortugas,  where  it  remained  three  months 
guarding  government  stores,  Col.  Putnam  being 
commander  of  the  post.  From  here  the  regiment 
was  removed  to  Beaufort,  where  it  remained  until 
the  1st  of  September,  when  it  was  ordered  to  St. 
Augustine,  Florida.  Up  to  this  time  it  had  suf- 
fered severe  losses  from  disease  incident  to  the 
change  of  climate  and  other  causes.  In  May,  1863, 
the  regiment  went  to  Fernandina,  thence  in  June 
to  Hilton  Head,  and  joined  an  expedition  against 
Charleston. 

.  The  memorable  assault  on  Fort  Wagner  took 
place  on  the  18th  of  July.  The  Seventh  Regiment 
numbered  but  four  hundred  and  eighty  officers  and 
men  fit  for  duty.  During  the  battle,  which  lasted 
an  hour  and  a  half,  and  proved  a  disaster  rather 
than  a  success,  the  loss  to  the  regiment  in  killed, 
wounded  and  missing,  was  two  hundred  and 
eighteen.  Col.  Putnam  was  among  the  killed,  and 
Everett  W.  Nelson  of  Claremont,  a  brave  soldier, 
was  mortally  wounded,  taken  prisoner,  and  died  of 
his  wounds  at  Charleston,  S,  C.,  six  days  after  the 
battle.  After  this  assault  a  long  and  arduous  siege 
commenced,  and  the  Seventh  Regiment  was  em- 


SE  VENTH  REGIMENT.  1  59 

ployed  in  the  trenches.  On  the  7th  of  September 
another  assault  upon  Fort  "Wagner  had  been 
determined  upon,  when  it  was  found  that  the  Fort 
had  been  evacuated.  On  the  20th  of  December  the 
regiment  moved  to  St.  Helena  Island,  opposite 
Hilton  Head,  where  it  remained  until  the  14th  of 
February,  1864,  when  it  joined  Gen.  Seymour  in 
his  campaign  into  Florida,  and  on  the  20th  was 
engaged  A  a  battle  near  Olustee,  and  lost  two  hun- 
dred and  nine  men  in  killed  and  wounded.  On 
the  17th  of  April  it  returned  to  Fortress  Monroe, 
and  joined  the  army  of  the  James,  under  Gen. 
Butler,  and  was  engaged  in  the  final  advance  on 
Richmond.  It  was  actively  engaged  throughout 
the  whole  campaign  and  was  in  many  battles. 
The  Seventh  was  engaged  in  a  second  trial  on  Fort 
Fisher,  January  13,  1865,  and  subsequently  garri- 
soned Wilmington,  IS.  C.  Early  in  June  it  was 
sent  to  Goldsborough,  N".  C.,  where  it  remained 
until  ordered  to  be  discharged.  The  *regirnent  re- 
turned to  Concord  on  the  30th  of  July,  where  it  was 
handsomely  received  by  state  officials  and  the  peo- 
ple, and  the  men  mustered  out  of  service. 


DOOIL.EY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  7thReg't, 
•Dec.  14,  1861.     Discharged  for  disability  July  20, 

1862. 


160  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 


MOOES 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  7th 
Reg't,  Dec.  14,  1861.  Reenlisted  for  a  second'  term 
of  three  years,  or  during  the  war,  Feb.  29,  1864. 
Died  of  disease  at  Goldsborough,  N.  C.,  June  29, 
1865. 


W. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  IT,  7th  Reg't, 
Dec.  14,  1861.  Discharged  for  disabilit^,  at  Fort 
Jefferson,  Fla.,  July  20,  1862.  Enlisted  into  the 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  Jan.  31,  1865,  served  to 
the  end  of  the  war,  and  was  mustered  out  Nov.  7, 
1865. 

J.    FISHER    LA.  WHENCE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  7th 
Reg't,  as  a  musician,  Dec.  14,  1861.  Died  of 
disease  at  Port  Royal,  Aug.  8,  1862.  He  left  a 
wife  and  children. 

* 

EDWI1V     MJLRSTOJV 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  7th 
Reg't,  Dec.  14,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability 
July  20,  1862. 


-A.ZRO    J. 

Enlisted  and   was   mustered   into   Co.   II,    7th 
Reg't,  Dec.  14,  1861.     Wounded  at  Chattanooga, 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT.  161 

Aug.  30,  1863.     Discharged  on  account  of  wounds, 
at  Beaufort,  S.  C.,  July  31,  1864. 


EVERETT 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months,  in 
April,  1861  ;  went  to  Portsmouth,  but  declined  to 
reenlist  for  three  years,  and  was  sent  to  Fort  Con- 
stitution, where  he  served  out  his  term  of  enlist- 
ment. Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  7th 
Reg't,  Dec.  14,  1861.  "Wounded  and  taken  prison- 
er at  Fort  "Wagner,  July  18,  1863  ;  was  carried  to 
Charleston,  S.  C.,  and  died  of  his  wounds  on  the 
24th  of  the  same  month.  He  was  born  at  Wayne, 
Me.,  in  1830,  came  to  Claremont  in  1851,  and 
worked  at  his  trade  as  a  shoemaker,  until  he 
enlisted.  Fort  Wagner  was  the  first  battle  in 
which  his  regiment  was  engaged.  He  left  a 
widow  and  two  young  children.  He  was  a  good 
soldier  and  a  worthy  man. 


ILietiteneint    MAJVSEI,    OTIS 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  7th 
Reg't,  Oct.  29,  1861.  Promoted  to  Sergeant.  Pro- 
moted to  Second  Lieutenant  Jan.  1,  1864.  On  the 
breaking  out  of  the  rebellion,  in  April,  1861,  he 
enlisted  in  a  Massachusetts  three  months  regiment, 
and  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  returned  to 
Claremont. 


162  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Wir^LAHID    C.    SEVERANCE 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
H,  7th  Reg't,  Dec.  18,  1863.  Appointed  Corporal 
June  2,  1865.  Mustered  out  July  20,  1865. 

JESSE    SP-A.R3L.I1VO 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  7th 
Reg't,  Dec.  14,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability  in 
March,  1862.  When  the  regiment  left  New-York 
he  was  sick,  and  never  rejoined  it. 

Sergeant    CHESTER,    1%.    SPRA.GUE 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
H,  7th  Reg't,  Sept.  5,  1862.  Appointed  Corporal. 
Promoted  to  Sergeant  Dec.  28,  1864.  Wounded 
Jan.  19,  1865.  Mustered  out  July  17,  1865.  lie 
was  a  brave  soldier. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  -  Co.  H,  7th 
Reg't,  Dec.  14,  1861.  Discharged  Sept.  25,  1862. 
Father  of  George  H.  Walker  of  the  same  company. 

AUGUSTUS    E.    WOOD33URY 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
H,  7th  Reg't,  Dec.  18,  1863.  Wounded  and  cap- 
tured at  Olustee,  Fla.,  Feb.  10,  1864.  Died  of 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT.  163 

disease  at  Andersonville,  Ga.,  June  23,  1864.  He 
was  but  seventeen  years  old  when  he  enlisted. 
Son  of  Franklin  Woodbury  of  Claremont. 


GEORGE     H. 

"Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  7th 
Reg't,  Dec.  14,  1861.  Wounded  Feb.  20,  1864. 
Served  to  the  end  of  his  Jerm,  and  was  mustered 
out  Dec.  22,  1864.  He  is  a  son  of  Andrew 
Walker. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  7th 
Reg't,  Oct.  29,  1861.  Discharged  for  disability 
July  20,  1862. 


EIGHTH  REGIMENT. 

This  regiment  was  organized  at  Manchester  in 
the  fall  of  1861.  It  was  mostly  composed  of  men 
belonging  in  the  central  portion  of  the  State.  The 
bounty  was  the  same  as  that  paid  to  the  men  of 
the  preceding  regiments.  The  field  officers  were 
Hawkes  Fearing,  Jr.,  of  Manchester,  Colonel ; 
Oliver  "W.  Lull  of  Milford,  Lieut.  Colonel,  and 
Morrill  W.  Smith  of  Concord,  Major.  The  muster 
of  this  regiment  was  completed  on  the  23d  of  De- 
cember, 1861,  and  it  left  the  State  on  the  24th  of 
January,  1862.  As  no  Claremont  men  were  in  this 
regiment,  a  detailed  account  of  its  operations  is 
not  important  to  this  history.  It  joined  General 
Butler's  expedition,  and  was  assigned  to  General 
Phelps'  brigade.  It  passed  the  summer  of  1862 
near  New-Orleans.  Subsequently  it  was  at  the 
siege  of  Port  Hudson  and-  in  other  engagements, 
showed  great  bravery,  was  highly  commended  by 
commanding  generals,  and  suffered  severely  in 

several  battles.     Those  men  of  the  regiment  who 
8* 


166  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

did  not  reenlist  returned  home  under  command  of 
Col.  Fearing  early  in  January,  1865,  and  were 
mustered  out  of  service,  while  those  who  had  re- 
enlisted,  together  with  the  recruits  whose  term  of 
service  had  not  expired,  were  formed  into  a  veteran 
battalion  and  remained  in  service  until  the  9th  of 
November,  1865,  when  they  returned  to  Concord 
and  were  discharged. 


NINTH  REGIMENT. 

This  regiment  was  organized  in  the  summer  of 
1862,  its  muster  being  completed  on  the  28d  of 
August.  The  State  offered  to  each  man  who 
would  enlist  to  fill  regiments  already  in  the  field, 
a  bounty  of  sixty  dollars,  and  to  those  enlisting  to 
form  new  regiments  a  bounty  of  fifty  dollars.  The 
field  officers  were  Enoch  Q.  Fellows  of  Sandwich, 
Colonel ;  Herbert  B.  Titus  of  Chesterfield,  Lieut. 
Colonel,  and  George  W.  Everett  of  New-London, 
Major.  Col.  Fellows  was  Adjutant  of  the  First 
and  Colonel  of  the  Third,  which  latter  position  he 
resigned  ;  and  Lieut.  Colonel  Titus  was  promoted 
from  a  Lieutenancy  in  the  Second  regiment. 

The  Ninth  left  the  State  on  the  25th  of  August, 
and  joined  McClellan's  army  of  the  Potomac,  and 
on  the  14th  of  September  had  its  first  experience 
under  fire  at  the  battle  of  South  Mountain,  where 
twenty-five  of  its  men  were  wounded,  two  of  whom 
subsequently  died  of  their  wounds.  On  the  17th, 
three  days  after,  this  regiment  was  in  the  battle  at 


168  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Antietam,  and  behaved  nobly.  It  lost  in  this 
engagement  ten  killed  and  eighty  wounded. 
Among  the  latter  were  Lieut.  Col.  Titus  and  two 
Captains.  At  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  on 
the  13th  of  December,  the  Ninth  fought  bravely, 
and  lost  four  men  killed  and  eighty-two  .wounded. 
In  the  spring  of  1863,  the  Ninth  went  with  Gen. 
Burnside  to  Tennessee,  and  was  engaged  in  per- 
forming provost  and  guard  duty.  Thence  it  went 
to  Mississippi  and  participated  in  the  battle  near 
Jackson  on  the  12th  and  13th  of  July.  Subse- 
quently it  was  transferred  to  Kentucky  and  assigned 
to  provost  duty  at  Paris.  It  was  also  in  the  battle 
of  the  Wilderness  in  May  1864.  At  Spottsylvania 
it  had  forty-two  men  killed,  ninety-four  wounded, 
and  seventy  were  missing.  It  was  in  the  battle  of 
Cold  Harbor,  and  subsequently  spent  two  mouths 
in  the  trenches  before  Petersburg,  participating  in 
the  battle  of  the  "  Mine,"  on  the  30th  of  July, 
and  was  the  first  regiment  to  plant  its  colors  on  the 
ruined  works.  In  this  conflict  the  loss  to  the  regi- 
ment in  killed  and  wounded  was  heavy — nearly 
one  half  of  its  number  engaged.  On  the  30th  of 
September  it  was  engaged  in  the  battle  of  Poplar 
Grove  Church,  and  did  good  service.  Lieut.  Wm. 
D.  Rice  of  Claremont  is  supposed  to  have  been 
killed  in  this  battle.  The  last  of  November  it 


NINTH  REGIMENT.  169 

went  into  camp  and  passed  a  quiet  winter.  In  the 
battles  the  following  April,  which  sealed  the  fate 
of  the  Confederacy,  the  Ninth  was  not  engaged,  . 
being  a  part  of  the  force  left  to  hold  the  lines  in 
front  of  Petersburg.  It  was  detailed,  with  two 
other  regiments,  to  guard  Swell's  army  of  eight 
thousand  men,  which  was  captured  on  the  6th  of 
April. 

On  the  23d  of  May  the  regiment  participated  in 
the  grand  review  of  the  army  at  Washington,  after 
which  the  recruits  in  this  were  transferred  to  the 
Sixth  regiment,  and  on  the  10th  of  June,  under 
command  of  Col.  Titus,  the  Ninth  left  for  home, 
and  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  on  the  14th, 
leaving  an  honorable  record. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
August  13,  1862.  He  was  in  three  engagements 
with  his  regiment,  the  last  of  which  was  the  battle 
of  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  Dec.  13,  1862.  Soon  after 
this  battle  he  was  taken  sick  with  typhoid  fever, 
and  died  in  the  regimental  hospital,  at  Falmouth, 
Va.,  on  the  25th  of  December,  1862.  He  was  the 
third  son  of  Elisha  Bascom  of  Claremont,  and 
brother  of  Wallace  Bascom  of  the  2d  Mass,  regi- 
ment, who  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg. 


170  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

In  speaking  of  James  P.  Bascora,  the  command- 
ing officer  of  his  company,  in  a  letter  to  his  father 
informing  him  of  the  death  of  his  son,  wrote  — 
"  He  was  always  prompt  whenever  called  upon  ; 
respectful  both  to  men  and  officers  ;  always  ready 
in  time  of  danger  to  do  his  part  to  extricate  us  out 
of  it."  He  was  buried  near  Falmouth,  but  his 
remains  were  subsequently  brought  home  and 
buried  by  those  of  the  other  members  of  his 
family.  His  funeral  was  attended  at  the  Metho- 
dist church,  Rev.  Mr.  Hartwell  preaching  the  ser- 
mon. At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  about 
twenty-two  years  old.  He  was  a  worthy  young 
man. 


IF1. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862.  Died  of  diphtheria,  at  Paris,  Ky., 
Nov.  10,  1863,  and  was  buried  there.  He  partici- 
pated in  the  battles  of  Antietam  and  South  Moun- 
tain. His  brother,  Caleb  M.  D.  Bradford  of  Charles- 
town,  was  in  the  same  company.  Another  brother, 
Hosea  B.  Bradford,  enlisted  at  Topeka,  Kansas, 
and  died  of  fever  at  Leavenworth  City,  Jan.  13, 
1864.  Another,  David  H.  Bradford,  enlisted  in 
Colorado,  in  September  1862,  was  wounded  at  the 
battle  of  Little  Blue  River,  in  October,  1864,  and 


NINTH  REGIMENT.  171 

died  of  his  wounds  three  weeks  afterward.  These 
four  were  sons  of  the  late  Thomas  Bradford  of 
Claremont. 

GEORGE    W.    CURRIER, 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  K,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  15,  1862.  Discharged  for  disability  at  Fal- 
mouth,  Va.,  Feb.  29,  1863,  came  home  in  a  very 
feeble  state,  and  soon  after  died  of  chronic  diarrhea. 

Sergeant    NEWEI^L    T.    I>TJTTO]V 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  6,  1862.  Promoted  to  Sergeant  Major  Feb. 
1,  1865.  He  served  faithfully  to  the  end  of  the 
war,  was  mustered  out  with  his  regiment,  came 

* 

home,  and  is  now  pursuing  a  course  of  study  at 
Brown  University.  He  is  a  sou  of  Aaron  Dutton 
of  Claremont,  and  a  brother  of  Lewis  H.  Dutton, 
of  the  3d  Vermont  regiment.  His  bravery  as.  a 
soldier  was  never  called  in  question. 

-NA.TH.AJV    HARRIS 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13, 1862.  Discharged  for  disability  Aug.  19, 
1863.  He  is  a  farmer  by  occupation,  and  before 
his  enlistment  lived  with  the  late  Harvey  Tolles  of 
Claremont. 


172  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

'9- 

CriA.*R,Il,Ee    H.    JA-OItSOiy 

Enlisted  from  the  town  of  Unity,  and  was  mus- 
tered into  Co.  K,  9th  Reg't,  in  August,  1862.  He 
was  in  several  battles,  among  them  South  Moun- 
tain, Sharpsburg,  Antietam  and  Jackson,  escaping 
unhurt.  He  fell  sick,  and  after  remaining  in  hos- 
pital eight  months,  came  home  on  a  furlough  —  his 
wife  then  living  in  Claremont  —  and  died  on  the 
3d  of  December,  1863.  His  funeral  took  place  at 
the  Methodist  church,  and  his  remains  were  buried, 
agreeably  to  his  request,  in  the  old  grave-yard,  by 
those  of  his  father  and  other  members  of  his 
family.  He  was  born  in  Claremont  in  1838,  and 
was  a  son  of  the  late  Joseph  Jackson. 


GEORGE    W. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862.  Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps  Jan.  15,  1864.  Mustered  out  June  30,  1865. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  19,  1862.  Killed  at  the  battle  of  Antietam, 
Sept.  17,  1862,  and  buried  upon  the  field.  His 
remains  were  subsequently  brought  to  Westmin- 
ster, Yt.,  and  buried  by  the  side  of  those  of  his 
father.  He  was  eighteen  years  old  at  the  time  of 


NINTH  REGIMENT.  173 

his  death,  and  though  but  a  short  time  in  the  army, 
showed  himself  a  brave  soldier.  He  was  a  son  of 
the  late  Giles  P.  Marvin,  and  brother  of  Giles  P. 
Marvin,  of  the  First  Connecticut  Cavalry. 


H.    MTJIWPHY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  14,  1862.  "Wounded  May  18,  1864.  Mus- 
tered out  June  10,  1865. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862.  "Wounded  May  31,  1864,  at  Cold 
Harbor.  Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps, 
May  1,  1865.  Mustered  out  July  1,  1865. 


G.    NDBVER8    ' 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862.  Captured  Aug.  30,  1864.  Paroled 
March  2,  1865.  Mustered  out  June  2,  1865. 


3>A]NT'ORI>   RICE 

Enlisted  as  a  private,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
G,  9th  Reg't,  Aug.  13,  1862,  and  the  same  day  ap- 
pointed Sergeant.  At  the  battles  of  South  Moun- 
tain, on  the  14th,  and  Antietam  on  the  17th,  of 
September,  he  behaved  with  such  coolness,  vigi- 


174  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

lance  and  efficiency  as  to  attract  the  notice  of  his 
officers  and  win  their  hearty  commendation,  and 
gained  in  a  marked  degree  the  confidence  of  the 
men.  At  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Dec.  13, 
1862,  Captain,  afterward  Lieut.  Colonel  Whitfield,- 
although  on  account  of  wounds  received  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Antietam,  was  not  in  the  fight,  says  he  was 
informed  by  officers  of  the  regiment  that  Sergeant 
Rice  particularly  distinguished  himself.  In  the 
temporary  absence  of  the  only  commissioned  offi- 
cer of  the  company  he  assumed  command  and 
directed  its  movements  with  the  coolness  and  skill 
of  a  veteran  officer.  Soon  he  was  promoted  to 
Orderly  Sergeant,  which  position  he  filled  very 
acceptably  until  Jan.  1,  1864,  when  he  was  again 
promoted  to  Second  LieutenanJ^  He  was  severely 
woundefl  in  the  left  hand  in  the  battle  of  the  Wil- 
derness, May  12,  1864.  Being  unfit  for  duty  he 
was  for  a  few  weeks  home  on  a  furlough,  and  then 
returned  to  Convalescent  Camp,  Annapolis,  Md., 
where,  when  he  had  recovered  sufficiently,  he  was 
placed  upon  a  Court  Marshal,  which  position  he 
occupied  several  weeks,  and  then  returned  to  his 
regiment.  While  at*  Annapolis  he  was  offered  the 
charge  of  all  the  rebel  prisoners  at  Elmira,  N.  Y., 
but  declined  it,  feeling  that  he  was  most  needed 
with  his  regiment.  After  the  battle  of  Poplar 


NINTH  REGIMENT.  175 

Grove  Church,  Sept. -30,  1864,  where  Lieut.  Eice 
was  acting  Adjutant  of  his  regiment,  and  was  also 
the  only  commissioned  officer  of  his  conapany,  he 
was  missing.  Our  forces  were  obliged  to  retreat, 
and  while  doing  so  a  corporal  of  his  company  saw 
Lieut.  Rice  fall  upon  his  face,  apparently  killed  or 
mortally  wounded.  This  is  the  last  authentic 
account  of  him.  If  not  killed  he  fell  into  the 
hands  of  the  enemy  and  died  a  prisoner.  He  was 
respected  and  beloved  by  every  officer  and  man  in 
his  regiment.  Capt.  Case,  of  Co.  G,  wrote  Lieut. 
Rice's  father,  soon  after  he  was  missing — "It  is 
useless  for  me  to  add  any  thing  more  in  regard  to. 
your  son.  He  was  a  noble-hearted  young  man, 
actuated  by  the  most  generous  and  patriotic  mo- 
tive^,  and  whether  living  or  dead  his  name  and  the 
record  which  he  left  with  his  regiment  and  all 
who  knew  him,  was  such  as  any  one  might  envy ; 
and  if  he  has  fallen  it  was  nobly  doing  his  whole 
duty,  like  a  man  fighting  in  a  just  and  holy  cause." 
One  of  the  privates  in  bis  company  wrote  home  to 
a  friend — "He  was  loved  by  every  man  in  his 
command,  and  the  officers  throughout  the  regiment. 
There  was  no  braver  officer  in  the  whole  regiment 
than  Lieuff  William  D.  Rice.  He  did  not  fear  the 
enemy  one  mite.  He  was  always  at  the  post  of 
duty.  We  must  look  to  the  Great  Being  above 


176  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

us,  who  doeth  all  things  well,  for  his  safety.  The 
Company  deeply  feel  the  loss  of  so  good  and  brave 
a  man."  .  Lieut.  Col.  Whitfield  writes — "I  can  not 
close  without  bearing  further  evidence  to  the  worth 
of  one  who  has  'given  the  last  full  measure  of  his 
devotion.'  Honest,  brave  and  conscientious  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duty,  his  manliness  yet  asserted 
itself  in  all  his  acts.  He  bent  no  supple  knee 
'that  thrift  might  follow  fawning,'  but  yet  was 
second  to  none  in  respect  for,  and  subordination  to, 
commands  of  his  superior  officers.  As  a  non-com- 
missioned officer  he  was  strictly  impartial  in  all  his 
dealings  with  the  men,  and  though  often  called 
upon  to  perform  most  disagreeable  duties,  per- 
formed them  in  such  a  manner  as  to  gain  the 
respect  of  all.  No  soldier  has  a  more  thankless 
office  than  an  Orderly  Sergeant,  and  of  none  did  I 
ever  hear  less  complaint  than  was  made  of  him. 
Blessed  with  excellent  health  he  was  always  at  his 
post,  and  with  energies  never  flagging  omitted  no 
jot  or  tittle  of  the  work  laid  out  for  him  to  do.  Of 
his  moral  character  I  need  not  speak.  It  is  too 
well  known  for  any  words  of  mine  to  add  to  or 
detract  from.  Strictly  temperate  he  exacted  of 
others  the  abstinence  that  in  himself  wsfs  a  virtue, 
never  a  necessity.  The  influence  of  judicious 
home  training  and  the  loving  care  of  a  Christian 


NINTH  REGIMENT.  177 

mother  seemed  to  have  left  their  impress  too  deep- 
ly for  all  the  varied  excitements  and  demoralizing 
tendencies  of  camp  life  to  efface."  Lieut.  Rice 
was  the  youngest  son  of  Danford  Rice  of  West 
Claremont.  He  was  born  here  Nov.  21,  1843, 
entered  Kimball  Union  Academy,  Meriden,  at  the 
age  of  fifteen  years,  and  continued  there  several 
terms.  He  had  been  recommended  by  the  most 
influential  men  in  the  State  for  an  appointment 
to  West  Point  Military  Academy  whenever  one 
should  be  made  from  this  Congressional  District. 
The  loss  of  such  young  men  leads  us  to  consider 
most  seriously  the  cost  of  the  late  war. 

JOHN    H.  HTJGG 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th 
Reg't,  Aug.  19,  1861.  Discharged  June  26,  1863. 
Enlisted  "into  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  Feb.  18, 
1864. 


W. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  Gr,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862.  His  regiment  was  in  the  battle 
of  Antietam,  Sept.  17,  1862.  During  the  battle 
bis  Colonel,  Titus,  discovered  that  a  rebel  sharp- 
shooter, concealed  behind  a  large  tree,  was  picking 
off  our  men,  and  ordered  Capt.  Whitfield  to  detail 


178       .         CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

a  number  of  his  men  to  capture  or  kill  the  rebel. 
Mr.  Russell  was  one  of  the  number  called  to 
this  duty,  and  while  attempting  to  carry  out  the 
Colonel's  order  received  a  severe  wound  from  a 
minnie  ball,  in  the  abdomen.  When  shot  he  re- 
marked to  a  comrade  near  him,  —  "  I  am  shot.  He 
has  fixed  me."  He  went  alone  to  the  rear,  but  was 
carried  to  the  regimental  hospital,  where  he  died 
at  three  o'clock  next  morning.  He  was  buried  by 
his  fellow-soldiers.  Mr.  Russell  was  thirty  years 
old  at  the  time  of  his  death  ;  was  a  native  of  Sut- 
ton,  this  State  ;  a  carpenter  by  trade  ;  a  worthy 
man  and  a  good  soldier,  who  shirked  no  duty.  He 
left  a  widow  and  two  small  children  to  mourn  his 
death. 


3V. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  $lh  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862.  He  was  wounded  in  the  right 
ankle  at  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  May  31,  1864, 
by  a  minnie  ball.  His  foot  was  amputated  just 
above  the  ankle  joint,  the  same  day,  upon  the  field. 
He  was  discharged  by  special  order,  July  1,  1865, 
and  came  home.  His  leg  had  not  healed,  gangrene 
set  in,  and  a  second  amputation,  below  the  knee, 
was  performed  by  Dr.  Nathaniel  Tolles  of  Clare- 
mont,  on  the  7th  of  October,  1865.  He  partici- 


NINTH  REGIMENT.  179 

pated  in  the  battles  of  South  Mountain,  Antietam, 
Fredericksburg,  the  "Wilderness,  Spottsylvania  and 
Cold  Harbor,  and  was  a  faithful  soldier. 


H. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862.  Transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps  Jan.  16,  1864.  Mustered  out  July  13,  1865. 
He  is  a  son  of  Winthrop  Sargent  of  Claremont, 
and  now  lives  in  Lawrence,  Mass. 

AJL    ~R.    SHORT 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862.  Discharged  for  disability  Oct.  30, 
1862.  Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A, 
Heavy  Artillery,  Aug.  31,  1864.  Mustered  out 
Aug.  31,  1865. 


C. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862.  Served  until  the  end  of  the  war, 
and  was  mustered  out  June  10,  1865.  He  is  a 
brother  of  Matthew  T.  Towne  of  the  5th  Reg't, 
and  son  of  David  Towne  of  Claremont. 


Corporal    ILOJRJEIVZO    3£ 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862,  and  appointed  Corporal.     He  was 


180  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

accidentally  wounded  in  the  hand  by  the  discharge 
of  his  own  gun,  during  the  battle  of  Antietam, 
Sept.  17,  1862.  Discharged  on  account  of  wound, 
Oct.  30,  1862. 


Sergeant  GEORGE    3L,. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  9th  Reg't, 
Aug.  13,  1862.  Appointed  Corporal.  Wounded 
in  right  arm  and  missing  Sept.  30,  1864.  Gained 
from  missing.  Promoted  to  Sergeant  May  1,  1865. 
Mustered  out  June  10,  1865.  Although  not  more 
than  seventeen  years  old  when  he  entered  into  the 
army,  he  proved  a  good  soldier.  He  is  a  son  of 
the  late  Harvey  M.  Wakefield  of  the  5th  Reg't. 


TENTH  REGIMENT. 

In  July,  1862,  the  President  issued  a  call  for 
three  hundred  thousand  three  years  troops,  which 
was  soon  followed  by  a  call  for  the  same  number 
of  nine  months  volunteers,  to  meet  what  seemed 
to  be  an  urgent  necessity.  These  calls  were  enthu- 
siastically responded  to  by  New-Hampshire.  The 
Tenth  Regiment  was  enlisted  under  the  first  call, 
and  went  into  camp  at  Manchester.  Its  muster 
was  completed  on  the  5th  of  September,  and  the 
regiment  left  the  State  for  the  seat  of  war  on  the 
22d.  The  field  officers  were  Michael  T.  Donohoe 
of  Manchester,  Colonel,  who  was  promoted  from 
Captain  in  the  Third,  John  Coughlin  of  Manches- 
ter, Lieut.  Colonel,  and  Jesse  F.  Angell  of  Man- 
chester, Major.  Claremont  furnished  but  three 
men  for  this  regiment. 

The  Tenth  joined  the  Army  of  the  Potomac, 
sharing  its  fortunes  and  participating  in  its  battles. 
It  was  at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  and  lost 

three  officers  wounded,  and  fifty  men  killed  and 
9 


182  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

•wounded.  It  was  also  in  the  battle  of  Cold  Har- 
bor, and  remained  at  the  front  from  the  3d  to  the 
12th  of  June,  1864,  more  or  less  of  its  men  being 
killed  and  wounded  every  day.  On  the  28th  of 
September,  it  bore  a  conspicuous  part  in  the  taking 
of  Fort  Harrison,  losing,  out  of  less  than  two  hun- 
dred officers  and  men  who  went  into  the  fight, 
thirty-four  killed  and  wounded.  On  the  25th  of 
October,  in  a  charge  upon  the  rebels  near  Fair 
Oaks,  the  regiment  suffered  severely.  Only  two  of 
the  ten  officers  escaped,  and  seventy-four  men  were 
either  killed,  wounded,  or  taken  prisoners.  Nearly 
all  the  men  who  were  captured  died  in  the  prison 
pen  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.  At  the  final  triumphant 
advance  on  Richmond,  the  Tenth  was  among  the 
first  to  enter  the  city.  On  the  25th  of  June,  1865, 
in  company  with  the  Twelfth  and  Thirteenth  regi- 
ments, forming  a  brigade,  under  command  of  Bre- 
vet Brigadier  General  M.  T.  Donohoe,  it  returned 
to  Concord  and  was  mustered  out,  having  earned 
its  share  of  the  glory  of  putting  down  the  rebellion. 


Corporal    A-UFXHED    W. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  10th 
Reg't,  Aug.  20,  1862.  Promoted  to  Corporal. 
Detailed  as  Brigade  Mail  Carrier  at  Suffolk,  Va., 
in  March,  1863.  Returned  to  regiment  in  Septem- 


TENTH  REGIMENT.  183 

ber,  1864.  Wounded  at  the  battle  of  Fort  Harri- 
son, Va.,  Sept.  29,  1864.  Mustered  out  with  his 
regiment  May  25,  1865.  He  is  a  son  of  Alfred 
Burrill  of  Claremont,  and  brother  of  Charles  F. 
Burrill  of  the  5th  Reg't,  who  was  killed  at  the 
battle  of  Gettysburg. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  10th 
Reg't,  Sept.  1,  1862.  Transferred  to  Veteran  Re- 
serve Corps  Aug.  20,  1863.  Discharged  for  disa- 
bility. Died  at  Philadelphia,  Sept.  3,  1864. 


JOH1V 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
F,  10th  Reg't,  Aug.  24,  1864.  Captured  at  Fair 
Oaks,  Oct.  27,  1864.  Exchanged  March  23,  1865. 
Transferred  to  2d  regiment  June  21,  1865.  Mus- 
tered out  July  7,  1865. 


ELEVENTH  EEGIMENT. 

This  regiment  was  enlisted  in  August,  1862,  and 
went  into  Camp  at  Concord.  The  field  officers 
were  Walter  Harriman  of  Warner,  Colonel;  Moses 
A.  Collins  of  Exeter,  Lieut.  Colonel,  and  Evarts 
W.  Farr  of  Littleton,  formerly  Captain  in  the 
Second,  Major.  The  regiment  left  Concord  on 
the  llth  of  September  and  joined  the  army  of  the 
Potomac  on  the  3d  of  October.  It  was  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Fredericksburg  on  the  13th  of  December, 
and  behaved  so  well  as  to  receive  the  commenda- 
tion of  the  commanding  General.  It  suffered  the 
loss  of  fourteen  killed,  fifty-six  wounded,  and  twen- 
ty-four missing.  A  few  of  the  latter,  however, 
returned  to  the  regiment. 

In  March,  1863,  the  regiment  went  to  Kentucky, 
and  was  for  about  a  year  in  that  State,  Tennessee 
and  Missouri,  and  was  engaged  in  the  Mississippi 
campaign,  and  the  siege  of  Knoxville  in  November, 
1863.  In  May,  1864,  it  was  in  the  battle  of  the 
Wilderness,  where  Col.  Harriman  was  taken  pris- 
oner, and  Lieut.  Col.  Collins  was  killed.  It  was 


186  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

also  engaged,  from  the  12th  to  the  18th  of  May,  in 
the  battle  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  where  our 
army  captured  the  rebel  General  Bushrod  Johnson, 
and  five  thousand  of  his  men.  It  participated  in 
the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor  on  the  3d  of  June.  In 
the  months  of  June  and  July  the  Eleventh  was 
in  the  trenches  before  Petersburg,  and  took  an 
active  part  in  the  battle  of  the  "  Mine,"  on  the  30th 
of  July,  losing  heavily.  Its  colors  were  twice  lost 
and  twice  retaken,  and  finally  were  torn  in  two,  the 
enemy  retaining  half,  while  the  remainder  was 
saved  with  the  regiment.  It  was  in  the  battle  of 
Poplar  Grove  Church  and  Pegram's  Farm,  on  the 
30th  September  ;  Hatcher's  Run,  27th  of  October, 
and  was  in  the  works  in  front  of  Petersburg  from 
the  29th  of  November,  1864,  until  the  2d  of  April, 
1865.  It  was  engaged  in  the  final  battles  which 
resulted  in  the  extinguishment  of  the  rebellion, 
and  was  in  the  grand  review  at  Washington,  on 
the  23d  and  24th  of  May.  The  Eleventh  returned 
to  Concord  on  the  7th  of  June,  had  a  warm  recep- 
tion, and  was  mustered  out  on  the  10th,  leaving  a 
proud  record. 


Sergeant  OEOHOE    E. 

Enlisted   and  was   mustered   into   Co.  H,  llth 
Reg't,    Sept.   2,   1862.      Promoted    to    Sergeant. 


ELEVENTH  REGIMENT.  187 

Died  of  disease  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  April  10, 1864. 
He  was  a  good  soldier  and  a  worthy  young  man. 
Was  a  brother  of  Henry  L.  Rowell  of  the  5th  Regi- 
ment, and  son  of  the  late  James  E.  Rowell  of 
Claremont. 


TWELFTH    REGIMENT. 

This  regiment  was  mostly  enlisted  in  Belknap 
County,  and  went  into  camp  at  Concord  on  the  3d 
of  September,  1862.  The  field  officers  were 
Joseph  H.  Potter,  a  native  of  Concord,  and  a  grad- 
uate of  West  Point,  Colonel ;  John  F.  Marsh  of 
Nashua,  Lieut.  Colonel,  and  George  D.  Savage  of 
Alton,  Major.  No  Claremont  men  were  in  the 
original  organization  of  this  regiment. 

The  Twelfth  left  Concord  on  the  27th  of  Septem- 
ber, and  joined  the  army  of  the  Potomac,  for  the 
most  part  sharing  its  battles  and  fortunes  during 
its  term  of  service.  It  formed  a  part  of  the  army 
that  entered  Richmond,  on  the  morning  of  the  3d 
of  April,  1865  ;  was  the  first  to  take  possession  of 
Jefferson  Davis'  mansion,  and  helped  to  save  the 
city  from  total  destruction  by  the  fire  kindled  by 
rebel  hands.  In  June,  the  Twelfth,  brigaded  with 
the  Tenth  and  Thirteenth  New-Hampshire  Regi- 
ments, under  command  of  Brigadier  General  M. 

T.  Donohoe,  returned  to  Concord,  was  handsomely 
9* 


190  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

received  and  cordially  welcomed  by  the  people  and 
State  officials,  and  mustered  out  on  the  3d  of  July, 
leaving  a  record  of  which  no  member  need  be 
ashamed. 


THIRTEENTH  REGIMENT. 

This  regiment  was  enlisted  in  August  and  Sep- 
tember, 1862,  and  went  into  camp  at  Concord  the 
last  part  of  September.  It  contained  but  one  man 
from  Claremont.  The  field  officers  were  Aaron  F. 
Stevens  of  Nashua,  who  was  Major  of  the  First 
Regiment,  Colonel;  George  Bowers  of  Nashua, 
who  served  in  the  Mexican  war,  Lieut.  Colonel, 
and  Jacob  Storer  of  Portsmouth,  Major.  The 
regiment  left  the  State  on  the  6th  of  October,  and 
joined  the  army  of  the  Potomac.  Its  history,  while 
in  the  field,  is  not  dissimilar  to  that  of  the  others 
which  were  connected  with  the  army  during 
the  three  years  preceding  the  surrender  of  the 
rebel  armies.  It  distinguished  itself  for  coolness 
and  bravery  in  many  battles,  and  suffered  severely 
in  killed  and  wounded  in  most  of  them.  In 
November,  1864,  authority  was  given  the  regiment, 
by  the  General  commanding  the  army,  to  place 
upon  its  national  colors  the  names  and  dates  of  the 
following  engagements,  in  which  it  had  borne  an 


192  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

honorable  part:  Fredericksburg,  December  13, 
1862;  Siege  of  Suffolk,  April  and  May,  1863; 
Walthal  Road,  May  7,  1864 ;  Swift  Creek,  May  9, 
1864;  Kingsland  Creek,  May  12  and  13,  1864; 
Drury's  Bluff,  May  14  and  16,  1864 ;  Cold  Harbor, 
June  1  and  3,  1864 ;  Battery  5,  Petersburg,  June 
15, 1864 ;  Battery  Harrison,  September  29  and  30, 
1864. 

The  colors  of  the  Thirteenth  were  the  first 
carried  into  the  city  of  Richmond,  on  the  3d  of 
April,  1865.  It  returned  to  Concord  as  a  part 
of  the  Brigade  with  the  Tenth  and  Twelfth  Regi- 
ments, under  Gen.  Donohoe,  in  June,  1865,  and 
was  mustered  out  on  the  1st  of  July. 

IIEIVRY    -V.    mEE3IA.1V 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  13th 
Reg't,  Sept.  26,  1862.  Served  to  the  end  of  the 
war,  was  mustered  out  June  9,  1865,  and  returned 
to  his  home  in  Claremont.  He  was  the  only  man 
in  that  regiment  from  Claremont. 


FOURTEENTH  REGIMENT. 

This  regiment  was  recruited  in  the  months  of 
August  and  September,  1862.  It  went  into  carnp 
at  Concord,  and  its  muster  was  completed  on  the 
24th  of  September.  The  field  officers  were  Robert 
Wilson  of  Keene,  Colonel ;  Tileston  A.  Barker  of 
"Westmoreland,  promoted  from  Captain  of  the 
Second,  Lieut.  Colonel,  and  Samuel  A.  Duncan  of 
Plainfield,  Major.  Claremont  furnished  a  number 
of  men  for  this  regiment,  which  makes  a  more  par- 
ticular account  of  its  movements  and  operations 
important  to  this  history. 

The  ^Fourteenth  left  Concord  for  "Washington 
the  fore  part  of  the  month  of  October,  1862,  and 
spent  the  winter  doing  guard  and  picket  duty  near 
that  city.  From  April,  1863,  to  February,  1864, 
it  did  provost  duty  in  "Washington,  when  it  was 
ordered  to  the  Department  of  the  Gulf,  and  arrived 
at  New-Orleans  on  the  12th  of  April.  In  Septem- 
ber, 1863,  Major  Duncan  resigned,  and  Alexander 
Gardiner  of  Claremont  was  promoted  from  Ad- 


194  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

jutant  to  fill  his  place.  On  the  6th  of  June,  1864, 
the  regiment  moved  from  the  defenses  of  New- 
Orleans  to  Morganzia,  near  the  mouth  of  Red 
River,  and  joined  the  corps  of  Gen.  Birge,  where 
it  remained  in  camp  until  the  3d  of  July,  when 
it  moved  to  the  Shenandoah  Valley  and  joined 
Sheridan's  army  at  Berryville,  on  the  18th  of 
August.  In  September,  Col.  Wilson  having  re- 
signed, Major  Gardiner  was  commissioned  Col- 
onel. 

On  the  19th  of  September  occurred  the  battle 
near  Winchester.  About  eleven  o'clock  an  ad- 
vance was  ordered  against  the  enemy's  position, 
the  Fourteenth  being  on  the  right  of  the  front  line. 
The  advance  wa,s  so  impetuous,  bringing  our  troops 
close  upon  a  rebel  battery,  that  they  could  not  hold 
the  ground.  In  falling  back  the  regiment  sustained 
a  heavy  loss.  Thirteen  of  the  twenty  officers  and 
one  hundred  and  thirty  men,  who  went  into  the 
fight,  were  killed,  wounded  or  prisoners.  Only 
eight  were  taken  prisoners,  and  some  of  these  were 
wounded.  Col.  Gardiner  was  mortally  wounded, 
and  died  on  the  8th  of  October;  Capt.  William  H. 
Chaffin,  and  Lieut.  Henry  S.  Paull,  both  of  Clare- 
mont,  were  killed  and  left  upon  the  field  in  the 
hands  of  the  enemy.  In  the  afternoon,  about  four 
o'clock,  another  advance  was  ordered,  which  was 


FOURTEENTH  REGIMENT.  195 

BO  well  planned  and  so  impetuous  that  the  rebels 
were  driven  beyond  Winchester,  and  our  troops 
took  twenty-five  hundred  prisoners,  beside  nearly 
all  their  wounded,  and  five  pieces  of  artillery,  and 
of  course  recovered  our  own  dead  and  wounded. 
On  the  20th  the  army  moved  after  the  retreating 
rebels,  and  on  the  22d  was  fought  the  battle  of 
Fisher's  Hill,  the  Fourteenth,  under  command 
of  Capt.  Tollman,  behaving  splendidly.  On  the 
19th  of  October  another  battle  occurred  at  Fisher's 
Hill  with  Early's  army,  in  which  this  regiment  was 
engaged.  The  fore  part  of  the  day  the  contest 
seemed  against  us,  our  men  being  driven  from 
their  position,  but  at  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon 
our  forces  rallied  and  drove  the  rebels  in  great 
confusion  to  Mount  Jackson.  Two  thousand  pris- 
oners, forty-eight  cannon,  ambulances,  wagons,  and 
five  thousand  stand  of  arms  fell  into  our  hands. 
The  Fourteenth  lost  eight  killed,  fifty-five  wounded, 
and  sixteen  prisoners. 

Early  in  January,  1865,  the  Fourteenth  was 
moved  to  Savannah,  where  it  remained  until  May, 
when  it  marched  to  Augusta  and  guarded  Jefferson 
Davis,  and  the  prisoners  taken  with  him,  to  the 
steamer  that  carried  them  to  Savannah.  The  regi- 
ment returned  to  Concord  and  was  mustered  out 
of  service  on  the  26th  of  July,  1865. 


196  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

The  Governor  and  Council  of  this  State,  learn- 
ing that  the  thirty-three  officers  and  men  of  the 
Fourteenth  Regiment,  who  were  killed  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Winchester,  had  been  buried  in  one  grave, 
with  nothing  to  show  their  identity,  and  no  mark 
other  than  enough  to  indicate  the  number  buried, 
their  names,  and  the  regiment  to  which  they  be- 
longed, immediately  took  measures  to  have  a  suit- 
able monument  erected  on  the  spot.  The  monu- 
ment was  dedicated  on  the  9th  of  April,  1866. 
Inscribed  upon  it  are  the  following  Claremont 
names  :  Capt.  W.  H.  Chaffin  and  Lieut.  Henry  S. 
Paul],  killed  ;  Col.  A.  Gardiner,  mortally  wounded. 

JOHN    330TVTLER 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  I,  14th 
Reg't,  Sept.  24,  1862.  Discharged  for  disability, 
at  Washington,  July  9,  1863. 


8. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  I,  14th 
Reg't,  Sept.  24,  1862.  Mustered  out  with  Reg't, 
July  26,  1865. 


Enlisted  and   was   mustered  into   Co.   I,   14th 
Reg't,  Sept.  14,  1862.     Served  faithfully  until  the 


FOURTEENTH  REGIMENT.  197 

end  of  the  war,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the 
Reg't,  July  26,  1865. 


Captain.  WII^LIAJVI    HE^HY    CIIJL.FFIN 

"Was  commissioned  Captain  of  Co.  I,'  14th  Reg't, 
Dec.  18,  1862.  At  the  battle  of  Opequan  Creek, 
near  Winchester,  Va.,  Sept.  19,  1864,  which  was 
the  first  pitched  battle  the  regiment  was  in,  he  was 
acting  Lieut.  Colonel,  and  was  one  of  the  first  men 
killed.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Chaffin  of  Clare- 
mont  ;  was  born  here  in  1839  ;  graduated  at  Kim- 
ball  Union  Academy,  Meriden,  N.  H.,  in  1861,  and 
entered  Norwich,  Vt.,  Military  University  the  same 
year,  where  he  remained  until  the  Autumn  of  1862, 
when  he  was  employed  to  drill  recruits  in  the  14th 
New-Hampshire  Regiment,  at  Concord.  The  fol- 
lowing is  a  concise  account  of  his  military  career, 
by  his  Colonel,  Robert  Wilson,  of  the  14th  Regi- 
ment: 

"My  first  acquaintance  with  William  H.  Chaffin 
commenced  in  August,  1862,  when  he  came  to 
Concord  as  military  instructor  for  a  squad  of  re- 
cruits enlisted  by  S.  M.  Bugbee  and  others.  He 
exhibited  great  zeal  in  disciplining  the  men  under 
his  charge.  Before  the  regiment  left  Concord 
Bugbee  fell  sick  and  Chaffin  went  to  Washington 
in  command  of  Co.  I,  but  without  any  commission. 


198  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Early  in  December  Bugbee  resigned,  and  I  recom- 
mended that  Chaffin  be  appointed  Captain,  and  the 
same  month  he  received  his  commission.  Capt. 
Chaffin  was  always  distinguished  for  his  good  sol- 
dierly qualities;  his  steady  observance  of  duty  under 
all  hardships  and  trials — and  they  were  many  and 
oftentimes  vexatious.  I  never  heard  a  word  of 
complaint  or  grumbling  from  officers  or  men  of 
Co.  I  against  their  Captain,  either  for  severity  of 
discipline,  or  injustice  in  the  management  of  com- 
pany affairs.  He  was  one  of  my  most  reliable  offi- 
cers, and  when  directed  from  Head  Quarters  to 
detail  an  officer  for  a  particular  duty,  requiring  de- 
cided courage,  a  cool,  clear  head  under  high  re- 
sponsibilities, and  a  thorough  determination  to  do 
the  duty  with  which  he  should  be  intrusted,  I  often 
selected  Chaffin  for  its  performance.  His  care  for 
the  privates  of  his  company  was  untiring,  and  he 
generally  reported  more  men  fit  for  duty  than  any 
other  company  of  the  same  Size. 

"  In  the  summer  of  1863,  Capt.  Chaffin  was  sent, 
with  a  detachment  of  about  sixty  men  to  the  front, 
near  the  Rappahannock,  to  return  a  body  of  con- 
valescents to  their  several  regiments.  When  near 
.his  destination  a  large  army  train,  loaded  with 
fixed  ammunition,  was  attacked  by  one  hundred 
and  fifty  or  two  hundred  of  Moseby's  guerrillas, 


FOURTEENTH  REGIMENT.  199 

disguised  as  Union  soldiers.  Several  of  the  drivers 
were  killed,  the  harnesses  cut,  near  two  hundred 
mules  run  off,  and  some  wagons  plundered  of  loose 
articles,  when  Chaffin  and  his  men  came  up  at 
double  quick,  saved  the  train,  dispersed  the  guer- 
rillas, and  recovered  one  hundred  and  thirty  or  one 
hundred  and  forty  of  the  mules. 

"During  the  voyage  to  New-Orleans,  in  March, 
1864,  we  encountered  a  severe  gale,  lasting  five 
days,  and  no  person  on  the  vessel  expected  to 
escape  from  going  down ;  yet  Chaffin  was  active 
and  efficient  in  the  preservation  of  good  discipline 
and  in  exciting  cheerfulness  among  the  men. 

"  In  a  reconnoissance  in  force,  made  September 
5,  1864,  near  Berry  ville,  Ya.,  by  order  of  Gen. 
Sheridan,  the  skirmish  line  consisted  of  some 
troops  from  New- York  which  did  not  advance 
with  alacrity  and  boldness  sufficient  to  satisfy  our 
commander,  and  I  was  directed  to  call  for  volun- 
teers from  my  regiment  to  perform  that  duty. 
Capt.  Chaffin  immediately  stepped  forward  and 
offered  his  services.  His  offer  was  accepted,  and 
he  proceeded  at  once  to  push  the  enemy  vigorous- 
ly. The  service  was  one  of  great  danger,  but  there 
was  no  further  complaint  from  our  General  in  com- 
mand of  lack  of  energy  and  daring  in  the  skir- 
mishers. I  resigned,  and  on  the  evening  of  Sept. 


200  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

7,  1864,  received  my  discharge,  and  was  no  longer 
in  command.  Twelve  days  afterward  the  battle  of 
Opequan  Creek  occurred,  and  poor  Chaffin,  with 
many  other  brave  men  and  officers,  gave  their  lives 
for  their  country."  His  body  fell  into  the  hands 
of  the  enemy,  but  was  afterward  recovered  and 
buried  by  his  men.  Soon  after  his  death  his 
father  died,  and  the  funeral  sermon  of  both,  at  the 
same  time,  was  preached  at  the  Congregational 
Church,  by  Rev.  E.  W.  Clark.  He  left  a  mother, 
one  brother,  and  many  friends  to  mourn  his  early 
death.  + 

JOSEPH    JL.    I>ICKJEY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  1,  14th  Reg't, 
Oct.  6,  1862.  Mustered  *but  with  the  Reg't  July 
26,  1865. 

Sergeant  OHAJRHiES    E.  FOSTER 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  1,  14th  Reg't, 
Oct.  6,  1862.  Promoted  to  Sergeant.  Transferred 
to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  Dec.  27,  1864.  Mus- 
tered out  June  26,  1865.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Mr. 
Foster,  lately  settled  at  Acworth,  and  a  worthy  man. 


colonel 

"Was  appointed  Adjutant  of  the  14th  Reg't  Sept. 
20,  1862.      Promoted  to  Major   Sept.   12,    1863. 


FOURTEENTH  REGIMENT.  201 

Promoted  to  Colonel  Sept.  12,  1864.  Mortally 
wounded  in  the  battle  of  Opequan  Creek,  near 
Winchester,  Va.,  Sept.  19,  1864,  and  died  of  his 
wounds  Oct.  8,  1864.  He  remained  five  hours  in 
the  hands  of  the  enemy,  when  our  troops  regained 
the  ground  and  recovered  the  dead  and  wounded. 
Robert  Wilson  of  Keene,  who  went  out  as  Colonel 
of  this  regiment,  and  remained  in  command  of  it 
until  Sept.  7, 1864,  writes  of  Col.  Gardiner— "The 
Adjutant  was  sworn  in  and  assumed  the  duties  of 
his  office.  The  books  were  opened  and  business, 
commenced  systematically.  Gardiner  was  inde- 
fatigable, and  rendered  me  great  assistance  in  the 
arduous  details  of  organizing  and  disciplining  the 
regiment.  After  the  Fourteenth  was  ordered  to 
"Washington,  in  April,  1863,  the  duties  of  Adjutant 
became  much  more  onerous,  as  the  details  for 
guard  and  police  duty  were  so  large  as  often  to 
require  every  able-bodied  man  in  the  regiment, 
leaving  only  a  few  convalescents  to  guard  our 
camp.  The  orders  for  details  had  all  to  be  copied, 
the  officers  in  command  of  squads  furnished  with 
instructions,  the  men  thoroughly  inspected,  and 
all  this  labor  fell  upon  the  Adjutant,  who  never 
seemed  to  tire.  He  never  allowed  a  squad  of  men 
to  leave  camp  without  being  thoroughly  inspected 
and  every  thing  in  order.  No  set  of  officers,  with 


202  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 


a  few  exceptions,  or  men  in  the  service  of  the  United 
States,  ever  more  faithfully  earned  their  pay  than 
those  of  the  Fourteenth  New-Hampshire  Regiment. 

"  The  last  of  June,  1863,  the  regiment  was  sud- 
denly called,  at  half-past  eleven  o'clock  at  night,  to 
man  the  lines  at  or  near  Fort  Stephens,  to  repel  an 
expected  attack  of  Stewart's  Cavalry,  seven  thou- 
sand strong,  who  were  raiding  Maryland  north  of 
Washington.  At  twelve  o'clock,  midnight,  every 
able-bodied  man  and  officer  in  camp  was  in  line, 
and  moved  at  once  into  the  trenches  and  bivouacked 
on  the  lines  in  front  of  Fort  Stephens.  During 
that  night  Adjutant  Gardiner  was  by  my  side,  and 
I  had  occasion  oftentimes  to  note  his  coolness 
and  self-collection  under  the  most  trying  circum- 
stances. Lucky  for  the  enemy,  we  were  not  at- 
tacked,— although  their  camp-fires  were  plainly  in 
view, — as  our  regiment  had  become  sufficiently 
disciplined  to  feel  their  strength,  and  were  burning 
to  try  their  hands  on  the  Johnnies. 

"  Gardiner  possessed  a  winning  address,  and  his 
pleasant  voice  and  gentlemanly  manner  won  for 
him  favor  and  respe'ct  in  high  quarters ;  and  when 
I  desired  to  get  some  man  or  men  excused  at  head- 
quarters for  some  delinquency,  I  always  selected 
Gardiner  to  do  the  business,  as  he  knew  well  how 
to  time  and  tone  his  words  for  the  occasion. 


FOURTEENTH  REGIMENT.  £03 

"In  September  Gardiner  was  promoted  to  Major, 
on  my  recommendation  as  the  man  best  fitted  for 
the  position,  by  education,  talent,  and  gentlemanly 
bearing.  After  we  reached  New-Orleans,  in  April, 
1864,  Major  Gardiner  was  in  command  of  the  regi- 
ment much  of  the  time.  On  the  13th  of  July  we 
sailed  from  New-Orleans,  leaving  Major  Gardiner 
with  four  companies  behind.  I  only  met  him 
again  in  th6  Valley  of  the  Shenaudoah,  at  Berry- 
ville,  on  the  19th  of  August.  On  the  night  of 
August  21st,  the  army  was  withdrawn  from  its 
position  in  front  of  the  enemy  near  Charlestown, 
Va.  The  withdrawal  of  the  pickets  fell  upon 
Major  Gardiner  as  officer  of  the  day.  It  was  a 
delicate  duty  to  perform,  in  the  immediate  face  of 
the  enemy,  but  was  accomplished  by  him  success- 
fully. The  lines  had  not  been  evacuated  more 
than  ten  minutes  before  the  enemy  charged  over 
our  empty  breastworks  in  full  force,  showing  that 
they  were  on  the  alert  for  our  movements.  On  the 
7th  of  September  I  received  my  discharge. 

"  Major  Gardiner  was  quite  a  nice  man  in  his 
dress  and  personal  appearance.  He  prided  himself 
on  wearing  the  nicest  fitting  boots  in  the  regiment, 
and  we  had  many  a  laugh  at  the  rivalry  between 
Dr.  Thayer,  Major  Gardiner  and  Adjutant  Wright, 
who  all  had  a  weakness  toward  nice  boots.  After 


204  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Gardiner  was  wounded  and  left  on  the  ground  at 
the  battle  of  Opequan  Creek,  his  handsome  boots 
attracted  the  eye  of  a  Johnnie  Reb.,  who  despoiled 
him  of  them,  causing  him  great  pain  and  suffering. 
But  Johnnie  had  but  a  short  lease  of  the  boots,  as 
he  was  taken  prisoner  before  night  and  compelled 
to  strip  himself  of  the  boots  and  lug  them  into 
camp  hung  around  his  neck,  himself  marching 
barefooted  over  the  flinty  road." 

When  Col.  Wilson  was  discharged,  Brig.  Gen. 
Birge,  who  was  in  command  of  the  brigade  of 
which  the  Fourteenth  Regiment  formed  a  part, 
wrote  Gov.  Gilmore  of  this  State,  requesting 
Major  Gardiner's  appointment  over  the  Lieut. 
Colonel,  who  had  held  the  office  from  the  forma- 
tion of  the  regiment.  He  wrote — "I  am  informed 
that  Major  Gardiner  has  been  constantly  on  duty 
with  his  regiment  since  its  organization.  During 
the  time  it  has  been  under  my  command  he  has 
performed  "the  duties  of  his  office  with  fidelity, 
ability  and  zeal,  and  I  believe  him  well  qualified 
and  competent  for  the  rank  recommended.  In  my 
opinion,  his  promotion  is  deserved,  and  will  be  for 
the  benefit  of  the  service  and  the  regiment,  and 
creditable  to  the  State  which  he  represents."  The 
recommendation  was  followed,  and  Major  Gardi- 
ner received  his  commission  a^s  Colonel  only  the 


FOURTEENTH  REGIMENT.  205 

day  before  the  battle  of  Opequan  Creek,  where  he 
was  mortally  wounded. 

-  Col.  Gardiner  was  born  in  the  State  of  New- 
York  in  1833 ;  graduated  at  Kimball  Union  Acad- 
emy, Meriden,  N.  H. ;  studied  for  the  profession  of 
law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New- York  city 
when  twenty-two  years  old ;  went  to  Kansas  with  the 
intention  of  establishing  himself  in  his  professional 
business,  and  to  assist  in  publishing  a  newspaper. 
His  printing  office  was  destroyed  by  the  border  ruf- 
fians, and  the  newspaper  was  abandoned;  he  en- 
gaged for  a  time  in  the  border  war,  and  on  account 
of  failing  health  returned  home,  and  came  to  Clare- 
mont  in  the  spring  of  1859,  and  entered  into  a  law 
partnership  with  Capt.EdwinVaughan,of  the  New- 
Hampshire  Cavalry.  *  He  married  a  daughter  of 
Hon.  Lemuel  P.  Cooper  of  Croydon,  and  sister  of 
Surgeon  Sherman  Cooper  of  the  6th  Regiment, 
who,  with  two  children,  survive  him. 

His  remains  were  brought  to  Claremont  and 
buried  with  Masonic  honors  by  Hiram  Lodge. 
Prof.  E.  T.  Rowe  of  Kimball  Union  Academy,  who 
had  been  Col.  Gardiner's  teacher,  and  was  for  a 
time  Chaplain  of  his  regiment,  preached  an  appro- 
priate and  impressive  sermon  at  the  town  hall,  to  a 
large  concourse  of  people.  His  horse,  with  the 

empty  saddle,  followed  him  to  the  grave. 
10 


206  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

OLIVER    !>.    OHL.1L.I3VOHA.M: 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  1,  14th  Reg't, 
Sept.  24,  1862.  Discharged  for  disability  at  Pools- 
ville,  Md.,  Feb.  5,  1863,  and  died  April  22,  1863. 


I>.    HA.1L.IL.,   Jr. 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
1,  14th  Reg't,  Jan.  14,  1864.  He  was  a  good  soldier, 
and'  most  of  the  time  on  duty  at  Brigade  Head- 
quarters. Mustered  out  at  Concord,  Aug.  14,  1865. 


V.   B.    HTJRH.EY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  1,  14th  Reg't, 
Sept.  24,  1862.  Served  faithfully  to  the  end  of  the 
war,  and  was  mustered  out  »^une  12,  1865. 


PATRICK 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  1,  14th  Reg't, 
Sept.  24,  1862.  Served  faithfully,  and  was  mus- 
tered out  June  8,  1865. 


1L.EET 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  1,  14th  Reg't, 
as  a  musician,  Sept.  24,  1862.  Discharged  for  dis- 
ability at  Concord,  June  26,  1863,  and  died  of 
disease  contracted  in  the  army  July  17,  1863. 


FOURTEENTH  REGIMENT.  207 

MITCITEIL.!^     OLIVER, 

Enlisted  as  a  recruit,  and  was  mustered  into  Co. 
I,  14th  Reg't,  Dec.  29,  1863.  Discharged  May  29, 
1865,  on  account  of  wounds  received  at  Opequan 
Creek,  near  Winchester,  Va.,  Sept.  19,  1864.  He 
was  shot  through  both  legs,  fracturing  the  bone  of 
the  right  leg  badly.  "Was  a  good  soldier,  faithful 
in  the  discharge  of  every  duty. 


HE1VRY    8. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  1,  14th  Reg't, 
Sept.  24,  1862.  Promoted  to  Sergeant.  Promoted 
to  Second  Lieutenant  Jan.  1,  1864.  Promoted  to 
First  Lieutenant  Feb.  19,  1864.  Killed  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Op.equan  Creek,  near  "Winchester,  Va.,  Sept. 
19,  1864.  During  much  of  the  time  that  the  14th 
Reg't  was  iii  "Washington,  Lieut.  Paull  was  on 
detached  duty,  and  had  charge  of  the  Central 
Guard  House  in  that  city  several  months.  Here,  as 
elsewhere,  he  was  a  faithful,  efficient  and  most 
acceptable  officer.  Soon  after  the  opening  of  the 
battle  of  Opequan  Creek,  Paull  was  severely 
wounded  in  the  leg.  A  member  of  his  old  Co., 
I,  found  him  helpless  upon  the  field  and  took  him 
upon  his  back  and  was  carrying  him  to  the  rear 
when  a  rebel  minnie  ball  hit  Paull  in  the  head, 
killing  him  instantly,  and  he  was  left  sitting  by 


208  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

the  side  of  a  tree.  The  enemy  took  possession  of 
the  field,  which  was  soon  retaken  by  our  troops, 
and  his  body  recovered,  though  it  had  been 
stripped  of  all  valuables.  He  was  buried  by  his 
men,  and  his  grave  marked  as  best  it  could  be. 
He  was  a  son  of  Seth  Paull  of  Claremont,  and  one 
of  the  bravest  and  best  officers  of  his  regiment. 
A  young  wife  and  many  friends  mourn  his  early 
death.  * 


Sergeant    GEORGE    H. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  1,  14th  Reg't, 
Sept.  24,  1862.  Appointed  Corporal  Jan.  26,  1864. 
Promoted  to  Sergeant  Jan.  1,  1865.  Mustered  out 
with  the  regiment  July  26,  1865.  He  was  detached 

* 

for  recruiting  service  in  this  State  from  July  20, 
1863,  to  Feb.  1864,  being  senior  officer  from  his 
regiment,  under  Lieut.  Fosgate.  He  was  in  the 
Opequan  Creek  battle,  and  was  slightly  wounded 
by  a  piece  of  shell.  He  is  a  son  of  Abner  Stowell 
of  Claremont.  After  his  muster  out  he  returned 
home,  and  is  one  of  the  Sugar  River  Mill  Co. 


FIFTEENTH  REGIMENT. 

This  was  the  first  regiment  raised  in  New-Hamp- 
shire under  the  call  of  the  President  for  three  hun- 
dred thousand  nine  months  men.  The  field  officers 
were  John  W.  Kingman  of  Durham,  Colonel  ; 
George  W.  Frost  of  Newmarket,  Lieut.  Colonel, 
and  Henry  "W.  Blair  of  Plymouth,  Major.  The 
regiment  was  mustered  on  the  12th  of  November, 
1862,  and  ordered  to  report  to  Geri.  N.  P.  Banks  at 
New- York.  It  was  in  Banks'  expedition,  and  ar- 
rived at  New-Orleans  the  last  of  December.  It 
was  engaged  in  the  assault  on  Port  Hudson  on  the 
27th  of  May,  and  in  the  subsequent  siege,  doing 
good  service  and  bearing  its  share  of  hardships.  It 
returned  to  Concord  and  was  mustered  out  on 
the  13th  of  August,  1863. 


SIXTEENTH  REGIMENT. 

This  was  the  second  nine  months  regiment  or- 
'gauized  in  New-Hampshire.  The  field  officers 
were  James  Pike  of  Sanbornton,  Colonel;  Henry 
W.  Fuller  of  Concord,  Lieut.  Colonel,  and  Samuel 
Davis,  Jr.,  of  Warner,  Major.  The  regiment  was 
mustered  at  Concord  the  last  of  Oct.  1862,  and 
ordered  to  report  to  Gen.  N.  P.  Banks,  at  New- 
York.  It  joined  Gen.  Banks'  expedition,  went 
to  New-Orleans,  and  thence  to  Port  Hudson. 
This  regiment  suffered  very  much  from  disease 
engendered  by  the  climate,  and  exposure  to  which 
the  men  were  unaccustomed.  It  was  engaged  in 
several  battles  and  skirmishes,  showing  the  true 
New-Hampshire  valor.  On  the  20th  of  August, 
having  previously  returned  to  Concord,  it  was 
mustered  out. 


SEVENTEENTH  REGIMENT. 

A  portion  only  of  the  companies  of  this  regiment 
were  filled.  The  men  were  enlisted  at  the  same 
time  as  those  for  the  Fifteenth  and  Sixteenth,  for 
nine  months.  Henry  O.  Kent  of  Lancaster  was 
appointed  Colonel ;  Charles  H.  Long  of  Claremont, 
Lieut.  Colonel,  and  George  A.  Bellows  of  Walpole, 
Major.  Soon  after  the  call  for  nine  months  regi- 
ments, in  the  summer  of  1862,  it  was  determined  to 
raise  a  regiment  in  each  Congressional  District — 
the  Fifteenth  in  the  First,  the  Sixteenth  in  the 
Second,  and  the  Seventeenth  in  the  Third.  Before 
either  regiment  was  filled  orders  were  received  to 
forward  the  new  troops  as  rapidly  as  possible,  and 
the  Fifteenth  and  Sixteenth  Regiments  were  filled 
as  fast  as  men  could  be  enlisted,  without  regard  to 
the  locality  from  which  they  came.  After  the  first 
two  regiments  had  been  filled,  the  rest  of  the  men 
enlisted  were  ordered  into  Camp  at  Concord  on 
the  19th  of  November,  and  put  under  a  regu- 
lar course  of  discipline  and  drill.  On  the  9th  of 
10* 


214  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

February  the  officers  and  men  were  furloughed 
until  the  1st  of  the  succeeding  April.  When  the 
command  reported  in  camp  it  was  determined  to 
consolidate  the  Seventeenth  with  the  depleted 
Second  Regiment,  which  was  effected  on  the  16th 
of  April,  1863.  The  commissioned  and  non-com- 
missioned officers  of  the  Seventeenth  were  mus- 
tered out,  and  the  men  transferred  to  the  Second. 
Thus  ended  this  organization. 


HA.KRISO1V 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  I,  17th 
Reg't,  as  a  musician,  Dec.  5,  1862.  Transferred  to 
the  2d  Reg't,  April,  1863.  He  enlisted  for  nine 
months,  and  was  mustered  out  Oct.  9,  1863.  He 
was  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  from  there 
went  to  Point  Lookout,  to  guard  rebel  prisoners, 
where  he  was  taken  sick  with  rheumatic  fever  and 
chronic  diarrhea,  and  but  for  the  care  of  his  Clare- 
mont  friends,  who  were  in  the  same  company,  must 
have  died.  He  was  very  feeble  for  several  months 
after  he  came  home,  but  finally  recovered,  and  is 
now  clerk  in  a  leather  store  in  Boston.  He  is  a 
son  of  Albert  Hawkes  of  Claremont. 


EIGHTEENTH  REGIMENT. 

tinder  a  call  from  the  War  Department  for  five 
hundred  thousand  volunteers,  issued  July  19, 1864, 
the  recruiting  of  this  regiment  was  commenced. 
Joseph  M.  Clough  of  New-London  was  commis- 
sioned Lieut.  Colonel,  and  William  I.  Brown  of 
Fisherville,  Major,  and  in  December  joined  their 
command,  consisting  of  six  companies,  which  had 
been  sent  forward,  and  were  stationed  at  City 
Point,  Va.  These  six  companies  completed  the 
quota  of  the  State,  and  no  others  were  sent  for- 
ward until  the  next  call  for  troops  was  issued,  De- 
cember 21,  1864.  In  the  months  of  February, 
March  and  April,  1865,  the  four  additional  compa- 
nies were  sent  forward,  and  Thomas  L.  Livermore, 
Major  of  the  Fifth,  was  commissioned  Colonel. 
Co.  K  was  never  sent  to  the  front,  but  was  sta- 
tioned at  Galloupe's  Island,  Boston  Harbor,  where 
it  was  mustered  out  on  the  6th  of  May,  1865.  The 
regiment  did  good  service,  and  by  order  of  the  War 
Department  the  names  of  the  following  engage- 


216  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

meats  were  inscribed  upon  its  colors :  Fort  Sted- 
man,  March  25,  1865.  Attack  on  Petersburg, 
April  2,  1865.  Capture  of  Petersburg,  April  3, 
1865.  The  last  company  of  this  regiment  was 
mustered  out  at  Concord  on  the  8th  of  August, 
1865.  No  further  Infantry  regiments  were  called 
for  by  the  War  Department,  and  this  was  the  last 
one  raised  in  this  State. 


NEW-HAMPSHIRE  CAVALRY. 

In  the"  autumn  of  1861  the  Secretary  of  War 
authorized  the  Governors  of -the  six  New-England 
States  to  raise  a  cavalry  regiment  of  twelve  com- 
panies— two  from  each  State  —  to  be  called  the 
New-England  Cavalry.  Subsequently  all  these 
States,  except  Rhode-Island  and  New-Hampshire, 
filled  each  an  entire  regiment.  Rhode-Island 
raised  eight  and  New-Hampshire  four  companies, 
and  they  were  united,  making  a  regiment.  David 
B.  Nelson  of  Manchester  was  commissioned  Major 
of  the  New-Hampshire  battalion.  The  captains  of 
the  four  companies  in  this  State  were  Steven  R. 
Swett  of  Andover,  Co.  I ;  John  L.  Thompson  of 
Plymouth,  Co.  K ;  John  J.  Prentiss  of  Claremont, 
Co.  L  ;  William  P.  Ainsworth  of  Nashua,  Co.  M. 
On  the  22d  of  December  these  four  companies 
joined  the  eight  Rhode-Island  companies  at  Paw- 
tucket.  On  the  14th  of  March,  1862,  the  regiment 
was  ordered  to  Washington  and  joined  the  army 
of  the  Potomac,  and  remained  with  it  to  the  close 


218  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

of  the  war.  "While  in  Washington  the  name  was 
changed  from  the  First  New-England  Cavalry  to 
the  First  Rhode-Island  Cavalry.  This  greatly  dis- 
affected the  New-Hampshire  men,  since  by  this 
change  they  had  lost  their  State  identity,  and 
were  never  fully  satisfied  with  it.  It  proved  an 
unfortunate  arrangement  for  the  New-Hampshire 
battalion,  as  the  Governor,  with  that  state  of  things, 
refused  to  send  recruits  to  fill  its  ranks,  notwith- 
standing those  men  in  the  field  had  won  for  them- 
selves an  honorable  name  on  more  than  one  occa- 
sion. In  January,  1864,  the  New-Hampshire  bat- 
talion was  permanently  detached  from  the  First 
Rhode-Island  Cavalry,  with  a  view  of  forming  a 
New-Hampshire  Cavalry  regiment.  In  February 
the  men  nearly  all  reenlisted  with  this  view,  and 
came  home  on  their  veteran  furlough.  Before  the 
close  of  April  the  four  old  companies  were  filled, 
and  three  new  ones  had  been  organized.  John 
L.  Thompson  was  commissioned  Colonel,  B.  T. 
Hutchins,  Lieut.  Colonel,  and  Arnold  Wymau, 
J.  F.  Andrews  and  J.  A.  Cummings,  Majors. 
These  seven  companies  were  ordered  to  Washing- 
ton, and  the  other  five  followed  as  soon  as  they 
were  filled,  and  joined  the  regiment  in  August. 
These  last  five  companies  were  largely  composed 
of  men  who  had  come  to  the  State  and  enlisted  for 


NEW-HAMPSHIRE  CAVALRY.  219 

the  large  bounties  then  b«ing  paid,  many  of  whom 
deserted  on  the  way  to  the  regiment. 

The  First  Rhode-Island  Cavalry  was  in  camp  at 
"Warrenton  Junction,  on  the  23d  of  May,  1862. 
Gen.  Shields,  with  his  army  on  the  march  to  Fred- 
ericksburg,  passed  that  way,  and  telegraphed  to 
Washington  for  leave  to  have  this  regiment  join 
his  command.  The  "War  Department  answered 
that  he  might  take  from  it  the  best  drilled  bat- 
talion. The  officer  in  command  of  the  regiment, 
being  a  Rhode-Island  man,  said  he  regretted  to 
feel  compelled  to  award  the  honor  to  the  New- 
Hampshire  battalion.  Thereupon  the  four  com- 
panies from  this  State  joined  Gen.  Shields'  army, 
and  marched  that  night  to  Fredericksburg,  where 
they  remained  until  the  next  day,  when  they 
marched  back  past  their  old  camp  to  Front  Royal, 
about  two  hundred  miles,  marching  day  and  night 
without  stopping  to  camp.  Arriving  near  Front 
Royal  the  enemy's  camps  were  in  sight,  and  the 
indications  were  that  they  were  about  to  retreat 
across  the  Shenandoah  and  burn  the  bridges  after 
them.  The  battalion  was  ordered  to  charge  into 
the  town  and  save  the  bridges.  The  battalion 
consisted  at  this  time  of  about  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  effective  men.  They  charged  upon, 
routed  and  closely  pursued  for  four  miles  two  regi- 


220  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

meuts  of  rebel  infantry,  sgtved  the  bridges,  captured 
one  hundred  and  fifty-six  prisoners,  two  pieces  of 
artillery,  and  eleven  wagons  loaded  with  quarter- 
master's stores  and  camp  and  garrison  equipage. 
In  this  charge  Capt.  Ainsworth  and  nine  men  were 
killed  and  five  wounded.  Here  the  regiment  lost 
its  first  man  in  battle.  From  this  time  until  the 
close  of  the  war  our  cavalry  were  engaged  in 
the  well  remembered  Wilson  and  Stoneman  raids, 
Sheridan's  celebrated  campaign  in  the  Shenandoah 
Valley,  in  the  fall  of  1864,  and  indeed  was  always 
in  the  field  and  identified  with  all  the  movement^ 
and  battles  in  which  the  cavalry  of  the  army  of  the 
Potomac  was  engaged. 

In  February,  1865,  the  seven  companies  of  this 
regiment,  together  with  some  men  from  other  cav- 
alry regiments,  making  a  force  in  all  of  about 
six  hundred  men,  under  Col.  Thompson,  was  de- 
tailed to  take  twelve  hundred  prisoners  of  Early's 
army  from  Waynesborough  to  Winchester,  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  miles,  which  he  accom- 
plished, adding  over  a  hundred  to  his  number  of 
prisoners  on  the  march.  He  was  harrassed  all  the 
way  by  a  rebel  brigade  of  cavalry.  Gen.  Emery 
did  Col.  Thompson  the  honor  to  say  that  "the 
taking  of  Early's  army  at  Waynesborough  was  a 
big  thing  ;  but  the  bringing  of  the  prisoners  back 


NEW-HAMPSHIRE  CAVALRY.  221 

to  Winchester,  by  Col.  Thompson,  was  a  great  deal 
bigger  thing."  Gen.  Sheridan,  afterward,  when 
asked  if  ]je  expected  those  prisoners  to  be  taken 
safely  to  Winchester,  said,  "No;  but  I  knew 
Thompson  would  take  .  them  there  if  any  body 
could." 

It  would  be  interesting  to  follow  this  regiment 
in  the  many  ventures,  charges  and  battles  in  which 
it  distinguished  itself,  if  the  limits  of  this  book 
would  permit  it.  Suffice  to  say  that  the  New- 
Hampshire  battalion,  and  subsequently  the  New- 
Hampshire  regiment  of  cavalry,  bor.e  a  conspicu- 
ous part  in  cavalry  movements  in  the  army  of  the 
Potomac  with  distinguished  bravery,  coolness  and 
honor.  The  regiment  returned  to  New-Hampshire 
and  was  mustered  out  July  21,  1865. 


Corporal   HEIVRY    G. 

Enlisted  at  Manchester  and  was  mustered  into 
Troop  K,  New-England  Cavalry,  Oct.  24,  1861. 
Promoted  to  Corporal.  Served  to  the  end  of  his 
term  of  enlistment  and  was  mustered  out  Oct.  24, 
1864.  In  the  fall  of  1862  he  was  detailed  as  Clerk 
for  the  Quartermaster  of  the  regiment,  and  when 
that  officer  was  promoted  to  Brigade  Quartermaster, 
Corp.  Ayer  was  taken  with  him  as  Clerk.  "Ho 
was  subsequently  detailed  as  Clerk  in  the  Cavalry 


222  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Bureau  at  Washington,  where  he  remained  until 
his  term  of  enlistment  expired.  He  is  a  son  of 
Rev.  Oliver  Ayer,  lately  of  Claremout^  but  now 
settled  at  Groton,  Mass.,  and  was  an  efficient  and 
faithful  soldier. 


CHA.R3L.E8    S. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861,  and  appointed 
Wagoner.  Reenlisted  for  a  second  term  of  three 
years,  Jan.  5,  1864.  He  was  a  most  efficient  and 
faithful  wagoner,  always  cool  and  collected  under 
whatever  circumstances  of  difficulty  or  danger.  It 
has  been  said  of  him  by  those  in  his  company, 
that  from  a  very  small  beginning  he  would  very 
soon  get  together  a  good  six  mule  team.  He  was 
mustered  out  with  his  regiment,  and  now  runs  a 
team  from  Claremont  to  the  railroad  depot. 

ETHAJV    A..    X$A.1L,1L,O1J 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  I,  First 
New-England  Cavalry,  Dec.  17,  1861.  Discharged 
for  disability  April  19,  1862.  Enlisted  and  was 
mustered  into  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  Jan.  31, 
1866,  where  he  served  until  the  end  of  the  war, 
and  was  mustered  out  Nov.  7,  1865. 


NEW-HAMPSHIRE  CAVALRY.  223 

Sergeant  WILHiIA-M:    H.    BRIGGS 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861.  Promoted  to 
Sergeant.  Wounded  in  the  side  by  a  piece  of 
shell  at  the  battle  of  Chantilly,  Sept.  1,  1862.  He 
was  subsequently  injured  in  another  action,  and 
was  discharged  on  account  of  injuries  received  in 
battle,  Jan.  16,  1862.  After  his  discharge  he 
was  appointed  Superintendent  of  the  Government 
"Wood-yard  at  Washington,  which  position  he  re- 
tained about  two  years,  when  he  returned  home, 
and  is  now  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cabinet 
furniture. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Jan.  8,  1862.  Transferred  to 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  Nov.  15,  1863. 


H. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861.  Discharged  for 
disability,  Dec.  5,  1862. 


W. 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  1861,  went  to  Portsmouth,  but  did  not 


224  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

reenlist  for  three  years,  and  was  discharged.  En- 
listed and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New-Eng- 
land Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861.  "Was  also  in  Troop 
L,  New-Hampshire  Cavalry.  Sent  to  Lincoln  Gen- 
eral Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.,  which  is  the  last 
report  of  him.  His  term  of  enlistment  expired 
Dec.  27,  1864. 


n.  H. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861.  Discharged  by 
order,  Jan.  18,  1862. 


Sergeant  EDW-ALltD    F.   MOORE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  L,  First 
New-England  Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861.  He  was 
soon  appointed  Corporal.  Once  when  sent  out 
with  a  party  of  skirmishers  they  were  surprised  by 
Stewart's  rebel  cavalry,  and  after  great  efforts  to 
escape  was  taken  prisoner.  Soon  after  being  ex- 
changed he  was  appointed  Chief  Orderly  in  Gen. 
Humphrey's  escort.  He  was  in  the  thickest  of  the 
fight  at  Fredericksburg,  Dec.  13,  1862,  and  saw 
one  hundred  and  fifty  of  his  comrades  fall  in  five 

minutes.     He  was  in  all  the  battles  with  his  com- 

£ 

pany,  without  injury  to  himself  or  horse,  until  the 
terrible  battle  of  Gettysburg,  July  2,  1863,  when 
he  was  struck  by  a  piece  of  shell  and  instantly 


NEW-HAMPSHIRE  CAVALRY.  225 

killed.  His  funeral  was  largely  attended  at  the 
Methodist  church,  on  Sunday,  Aug.  9th,  Eev.  Mr. 
Hartwell  officiating.  He  was  a  son  of  Edward  W. 
Moore  of  Claremont  ;  was  born  in  Andover,  Mass., 
in  1841,  where  his  father  then  lived,  but  came  to 
this  town  about  fourteen  years  ago.  He  was  an 
intelligent  and  excellent  young  man,  and  a  brave 
and  noble  soldier. 

Sergeant   E3L.I    C.    MA.RSH 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861.  Appointed  Regi- 
mental Commissary  Sergeant.  Transferred  to  Vet- 
eran Eeserve  Corps,  March  1,  1863. 


H. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861.  Discharged  for 
disability,  June  16,  1862.  Enlisted  into  Veteran 
Reserve  Corps,  Aug.  25,  1864.  Mustered  out  Nov. 
7,  1865. 


Captain  JOHrf    J. 

Was  commissioned  Captain  of  Co.  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Dec.  3,  1861.  After  being  in 
the  field  a  few  months,  and  soon  after  the  battle  at 
Culpeper  Court  House,  he  was  detailed  on  recruit- 
ing service,  to  fill  the  Rhode-Island  Cavalry,  which 


226  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

name  the  regiment,  to  which  the  four  companies 
from  this  State  was  attached,  had  taken  after  reach- 
ing the  field.  "Without  returning  to  his  regiment 
he  was  discharged  Nov.  3,  1863.  He  is  the  father 
of  Capt.  William  P.  Prentiss  of  Troop  K,  New- 
Hampshire  Cavalry,  and  John  J.  Prentiss,  Jr.,  of 
the  5th  Regiment,  of  whom  honorable  mention  is 
made  elsewhere. 


Captain  WH^L/TAJM 

"Was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  of  Co.  L, 
New-Hampshire  Battalion  First  New-England  Cav- 
alry, Dec.  3,  1861.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant, 
Aug.  4,  1862.  Promoted  to  Captain,  April  21, 

1864,  and  assigned  to  Co.  K,  First  New-Hampshire 
Cavalry.     Resigned  and  was  mustered  out  Jan.  18, 

1865.  He  was   almost   constantly  with  his  com- 
pany, and  participated  in  all  its  battles,  raids  and 
skirmishes,  until  the  regiment  came  home  on  its 
veteran  furlough,  in  February,  1864.     Soon  after 
its  arrival  at  Concord  Lieut.  Prentiss  was  ordered 
to  Claremont  on  recruiting  service,  where  he  re- 
mained until  the  21st  of  April,  when  he  was  pro- 
moted to  Captain,  rejoined  his  regiment,  and  on 
the  25th  started  with  it  for  the  front.     In  Novem- 
ber, 1864,  he  was  appointed  acting  Adjutant  and 
Inspector  General  to  Col.  Provost,  at   the  Draft 


NEW-HAMPSHIRE  CAVALRY.  227 

Rendezvous,  Springfield,  111.,  and  on  the  28th  of 
the  following  December  was  assigned  to  duty  on 
General  Court  Marshal  at  Winchester,  Ya.,  in 
which  position  he  remained  until  his  resignation 
was  accepted.  He  was  with  the  regiment  on  the 
celebrated  Wilson  Raid,  which  was  unequaled 
during  the  war,  either  in  hardships  or  results,  and 
here,  as  on  all  other  occasions,  exhibited  great  cool- 
ness and  bravery.  It  is  only  necessary  to  refer  to 
the  histbry  of  his  regiment  to  know  what  part  he 
took  in  the  war  of  the  rebellion.  He  was  almost 
always  with  his  command,  and  bore  his  full  share 
in  their  hard  marches,  bloody  battles,  and  almost 
unprecedented  privations  and  hardships.  He 
several  times  lost  his  horse,  sabre,  all  his  equip- 
ments and  cap ;  went  through  the  fight  at  Mid- 
dleburg  bareheaded  ;  was  repeatedly  reported 
killed,  wounded,  and  prisoner;  got  many  bullet- 
holes  through  his  garments,  but  was  never  serious- 
ly wounded.  While  he  was  generally  where  the 
battle  raged  fiercest  he  seemed  to  bear  a  charmed 
life,  and  when  his  men  and  fellow-officers  were 
shot  down  all  around  him,  he  was  protected  by  a 
kind  Providence  from  harm  at  the  hands  of  the 
rebels.  Capt.  Prentiss  was  an  officer  of  more  than 
ordinary  ability,  devoted  to  his  duty  in  whatever 
position  placed,  and  commanded  the  respect  and 


228  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

confidence  of  all  the  men  and  officers  with  whom 
he  was  connected.  It  was  such  men  as  he  who 
gained  for  our  New-Hampshire  Cavalry  the  envi- 
able reputation  it  always  enjoyed.  He  is  a  brother 
of  John  J.  Prentiss,  Jr.,  of  the  5th  Regiment,  and 
is  now  living  in  Chicago.  Both  are  sons  of  Capt. 
John  J.  Prentiss,  of  the  New-England  Cavalry. 


E.   PATRICK, 

First  New-England  Cavalry,  son  of  ^William 
Patrick.  Mustered  into  Troop  L,  Dec.  27,  1861. 
Promoted  to  Sergeant.  Reenlisted  Jan.  5,  1864. 
Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  April  15,  1864.  Pro- 
moted to  Captain  June  19,  1865,  but  was  never 
mustered  on  this  commission.  Mustered  out  as 
First  Lieutenant  July  15,  1865,  and  returned  home. 
He  subsequently  went  to  South-Carolina  and  en- 
tered into  business  there. 


OTIS    O.   HOBIJVSO1V 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861.  Promoted  to 
Sergeant.  Discharged  for  disability  Sept.  14,  1862. 


jr. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  K,  Rhode- 
Island  Cavalry,  Oct.  4,  1862.  Served  to  the  end  of 
the  war  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  regiment. 


NEW-HAMPSHIRE  CAVALRY.  229 

Corporal  GEORGE   W.    SLEEPER 

Ealisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry.  Appointed  Corporal.  "Wounded 
severely  March  17,  1863.  Mustered  out  Dec.  27, 
1864.  He  was  a  brave  soldier. 


TV. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861.  Was  severely 
injured  while  in  Rhode-Island,  by  his  horse  falling 
upon  him,  and  was  discharged  in  consequence, 
June  4,  1862. 

Corporal  JAJMES    M.    SOUTHWICKL 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  New- 
England  Cavalry,  Dec.  27,  1861.  Promoted  to 
Corporal.  Reenlisted  Jan.  5,  1864.  Most  of  the 
time  he  acted  as  Wagoner,  and  is  said  to  have 
been  one  of  the  best  men  in  his  regiment  At  the 
close  of  the  war  he  was  mustered  out,  came  home, 
and  now  resides  in  Claremont. 

Captain    EIDWIN    VA.UOHA3V 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Troop  L,  First 
New-England  Cavalry,  Dec.  13,  1861.  Appointed 
Sergeant  before  the  First  New-Hampshire  bat- 

talion left  the  State.    Promoted  to  Second 
11 


230  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

tenant  Aug.  15, 1862,  and  assigned  to  Co.  C.  Pro- 
moted to  First  Lieutenant  Jan.  1, 1863,  and  assigned 
to  Co.  G,  and  a  portion  of  the  time  was  Adjutant  of 
the  regiment.  Promoted  to  Captain  March  31, 
1864,  and  assigned  to  the  command  of  Co.  A.  The 
latter  part  of  1863  and  the  first  part  of  1864,  he  was 
detailed  on  the  Staff  of  the  Brigade  Commander 
as  acting  Assistant  Adjutant  General.  He  was 
continually  with  his  regiment  from  the  time  of  his 
enlistment  until  the  12th  of  August,  1864.  When 
on  Wilson's  Raid,  in  June,  1864,  Capt.  Vaughan 
was  partially  sun-struck,  but  remained  with  his 
regiment  until  the  following  August,  when  he  was 
obliged  to  go  into  hospital,  and  remained  in  hospi- 
tals at  Georgetown  and  Annapolis  until  November, 
when  he  was  detailed  as  Assistant  Provost  Marshal 
of  the  8th  Army  Corps  and  assigned  to  duty  at 
Baltimore,  where  he  remained  un.til  the  7th  of 
June,  1865,  when,  by  special  order  of  the  War 
Department,  he  was  discharged.  While  in  the 
field  he  was  continually  with  his  command,  and  it 
is  only  necessary  to  refer  to  its  history  for  an  ac- 
count of  the  marches,  sieges,  raids  and  battles  in 
which  he  participated.  In  January,  1864,  Capt. 
Vaughan  reenlisted  three  quarters  of  the  men  in 
his  regimenj:.  In  the  fall  of  1861  he  was  appointed 
Captain  in  the  7th  Regiment,  but  on  account  of 


NEW-HAMPSHIRE  CAVALRY,  £31 

sickness  in  his  family  was  obliged  to  decline  it. 
While  Assistant  Provost  Marshal  he  won  for  him- 
self the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  with  whom 
he  was  connected.  John  Woolley,  Provost  Marshal 
General  of  the  Middle  Military  Department,  wrote 
of  him :  "Capt.  Yaughan  reported  to  me  and*was 
assigned  to  duty  as  Assistant  Provost  Marshal  in 
charge  of  the  Pass  Office  and  Prison  Department. 
Very  frequently  he  was  called  upon  to  make  im- 
portant arrests,  examine  cases  of  spies,  blockade 
runners,  deserters  and  bounty  jumpers,  in  all  of 
which  he  was  called  upon  to  display  not  a  little 
skill  and  judgment.  The  conviction,  sentence  and 
imprisonment  of  many  of  the  worst  enemies  of  the 
country  is  due  to  the  efforts  of  Capt.  Yaughan. 
His  prompt  Attention  to  the  demands  of  those  with 
whom  he  came  in  contact,  and  the  full,  ample 
justice  rendered  by  him  to  all,  secured  to  him  the 
reputation  of  being  one  of  the  best  executive  offi- 
cers in  the  Department." 

Brevet  Brig.  Gen.  Horace  Beuney  Sargent,  form- 
erly Colonel  of  the  First  Massachusetts  Cavalry, 
wrote  to  Capt.  Yaughan,  under  date  of  March  17, 
1868:  "In  connection  with  an  intimation  that 
New-Hampshire  is  to  have  a  war  record  from 
Claremont,  I  should  be  glad  to  recognize  my  debt 
to  a  splendid  regiment  in  which  you  served,  and  to 


232  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

you  as  a  most  efficient  Staff  Officer  of  my  Cavalry 
Brigade,  when  we  both  served  Gen.  Duffie.  And  as 
a  part  of  the  process  you  will  allow  me  to  express 
to  you  my  full  sense  of  your  merits  as  a  brave, 
faithful,  reliable  and  constant  Aid,  whose  hand 
and  -heart  I  never  had  an  instant's  cause  to  doubt, 
and  gratefully  recollect." 


FIRST  LIGHT  BATTERY. 

This  battery  was  recruited  and  organized  at 
Manchester,  and  mustered  on  the  26th  of  Septem- 
ber, 1861.  It  numbered  one  hundred  and  fifty 
men,  and  was  completely  armed  and  equipped  as  a 
six  gun  battery.  The  officers  were  George  A.  Ger- 
rish  of  Portsmouth,  Captain ;  Fred.  M.  Edgell  of 
Orford,  First  Lieutenant,  and  John  Wadleigh  and 
Henry  F.  Condit  of  Manchester,  Second  Lieuten- 
ants. It  was  assigned  to  the  army  of  the  Potomac, 
with  which  it  remained  during  the  war,  being  en- 
gaged in  many  battles  and  doing  noble  service  in 
all  of  them.  In  October,  1864,  it  was  attached  to  the 
New-Hampshire  Heavy  Artillery,  but  detailed  to 
serve  as  light  artillery,  and  continued  in  the  field. 
In  speaking  of  this  battery  the  Adjutant  General's 
Report  for  1866  says  —  "It  was  not  excelled  for 
intelligence,  courge  or  endurance  by  any  company 
in  service,  and  uniformly  received  the  compliments 
of  the  officers  under  whom  it  chanced  to  serve." 


234  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

It  returned  to  New-Hampshire  and  was  mustered 
out  in  June,  1865.  There  were  no  Claremont  men 
in  this  organization. 


HEAVY  ARTILLERY. 

• 

The  first  two  companies  of  this  regiment  were 
raised  in  the  summer  of  1863,  under  special  au- 
thority of  the  War  Department,  to  garrison  the 
defenses  of  Portsmouth  harbor.  Charles  H.  Long 
of  Claremont  was  commissioned  Captain  of  Co.  A, 
and  Ira  McL.  Barton  Captain  of  Co.  B.  Capt. 
Long's  company  was  stationed  at  Fort  Constitution, 
and  Capt.  Barton's  at  Fort  McClary,  Kittery  Point, 
where  they  remained  until  May,  1864,  when  they 
were  assigned  to  duty  in  the  defenses  of  Wash- 
ington. In  August  authority  was  granted  New- 
Hampshire  to  raise  a  battalion,  and  subsequently  a 
regiment  of  Heavy  Artillery.  After  eleven  com- 
panies had  been  sent  forward,  the  Light  Battery 
was  attached,  which  filled  the  regiment,  and  Capt. 
Long  was  commissioned  Colonel,  Capt.  Barton 
Lieut.  Colonel,  and  George  A.  Wainwright  of 
Hanover,  and  Dexter  G.  Reed  of  Newport,  Majors. 
The  regiment  remained  in  the  defenses  of  Wash- 
ington, garrisoning  a  line  of  works  ten  miles  in 


236  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

extent,  until  the  close  of  the  war.  The  history  of 
this  organization  is  a.  somewhat  uneventful  one, 
though  it  performed  important  and  at  times  ardu- 
ous duties.  It  returned  to  New-Hampshire  and 
was  mustered  out  on  the  19th  of  June,  1865. 


BOOTH 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  Heavy 
Artillery,  Nov.  26,  1864.  Mustered  out  with  the 
regiment,  Sept.  11,  1865. 


AJLTVA.HO    L 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  Heavy 
Artillery,  Aug.  5,  1864.  Served  to  the  end  of  the 
war,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  regiment. 

GILBERT    F.    COLBY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  Heavy 
Artillery,  Sept.  24,  1864.  Served  to  the  end  of  the 
war,  and  was  mustered  out  Sept.  11,  1865. 


E. 

Enlisted  at  Fairfield,  Me.,  Aug.  8,  1861,  for  three 
years,  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  7th  Maine  Regi- 
ment and  appointed  Sergeant.  He  was  in  all  the 


HE  A  VY  ARTILLER  Y.  237 

battles  of  the  Peninsular  Campaign  against  Rich- 
mond, under  Gen.  McClellan,  until  after  the  Seven 
Bays'  Battle,  when  he  was  detailed  to  assist  in 
removing  the  sick  and  wounded  to  Washington 
and  Georgetown,  and  served  as  riferse  in  one  of  the 
hospitals  until  October,  1862,  when  he  was  dis- 
charged for  disability.  He  enlisted  again  and  was 
mustered  into  Co.  A,  New-Hampshire  Heavy  Artil- 
lery, May  26,  1863.  Deserted  at  Fort  Constitution, 
March  27,  1864.  He  afterward  enlisted  and  served 
in  Battery  F,  First  Missouri  Artillery  to  the  end 
of  the  war.  Sou  of  the  late  Rev.  J.  W.  Ford,  and 
brother  of  James  B.  Ford,  who  served  in  the  1st 
and  7th  Maine  Regiments,  and  Lieut.  Charles  P. 
Ford  of  the  76th  New-  York  Regiment. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  B,  Heavy 
Artillery,  Sept.  7,  1863.  Mustered  out  with  regi- 
ment, Sept.  11,  1865. 


Colonel    CHA.ItI^ES    H. 

Was  commissioned  Captain  of  Co.  G,  5th  Reg't, 
Oct.  12,  1861  ;  wounded  severely  in  the  arm  at  the 
battle  of  Antietam,  Sept.  17,  1862,  and  resigned  to 
receive  promotion,  Nov.  6,  1862.  On  the  breaking 

out  of  the  war,  Col.  Long,  having  graduated  at 
11* 


238  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Norwich,  Vt.,  Military  University,  in  1855,  offered 
his  services  to  the  State  to  drill  recruits,  was  thus 
engaged  at  Newport,  Concord,  Dover,  Portsmouth, 
and  other  places,  until  July,  1861,  when  he  opened 
an  office  in  Claregiont,  and  commenced  recruiting 
a  company  for  the  5th  Regiment.  He  soon  ob- 
tained the  requisite  number  of  men  and  took  them 
into  camp  at  Concord.  On  resigning  his  commis- 
sion as  Captain  in  the  5th  Regiment,  he  was  com- 
missioned Lieut.  Colonel  of  the  17th,  a  nine 
months  regiment,  then  being  recruited  in  the  3d 
Congressional  District.  A  portion  of  the  men 
enlisted  for  this  were  taken  to  fill  the  15th  and 
16th  Regiments,  the  residue  were  put  into  the 
2d,  and  this  organization  was  abandoned  in  April, 
1863.  April  17,  1863,  he  was  commissioned  Cap- 
tain, and  authorized  to  raise  a  company  of  Heavy 
Artillery  to  garrison  the  defenses  of  Portsmouth. 
This  company  was  mustered  into  the  United  States 
service  in  June  and  July.  After  a  few  months' 
service  at  Fort  Constitution,  this  and  another  com- 
pany, which  had  been  raised  for  the  same  purpose, 
was  ordered  to  the  defenses  of  Washington.  A 
full  regiment  of  Heavy  Artillery  was  raised  in  this 
State,  in  the  summer  of  1864,  and  Long  was  com- 
missioned Colonel  Sept.  29,  1864.  He  remained 
in  the  defenses  of  Washington  with  his  command 


HE  A  VY  ARTILLER  Y.  239 

until  after  the  close  of  the  war,  and  was  mustered 
out  with  his  regiment,  in  June,  1865.  In  Novem- 
ber Col.  Long  was  ordered  to  the  command  of  the 
First  Brigade,  Hardin's  Division,  22d  Army  Corps, 
and  continued  in  this  position  until  mustered  out. 
In  regard  to  his  record  as  an  officer,  Gen.  Caldwell 
wrote  —  "Col.  Charles  H.  Long,  1st  New-Hamp- 
shire Heavy  Artillery,  served  as  Captain  in  the 
5th  New-Hampshire  Volunteers,  of  my  brigade, 
from  Fair  Oaks  until  after  the  battle  of  Antietam. 
I  knew  him  well,  and  always  esteemed  him  one  of 
the  best  Captains  I  knew.  He  was  prompt,  gal- 
lant and  efficient,  and  an  ornament  to  the  service. 
Perfectly  reliable  as  a  man  and  an  officer,  I  frequent- 
ly selected  him  for  enterprises  requiring  judgment 
and  ability,  and  he  always  discharged  his  duties  to 
my  entire  satisfaction."  Major  General  Howard, 
Brig.  General  Hardin,  and  other  officers  under 
whom  he  served,  speak  of  him  and  his  military 
services  in  commendatory  terms.  At  the  end  of 
the  war  Capt.  Long  returned  to  Claremont,  and  is 
now  living  upon  the  farm  where  he  was  born. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  Heavy 
Artillery,  Aug.  3,  1864.  Mustered  out  with  the 
regiment,  Sept.  11,  1865. 


240  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

•WiryLIA-M:    11,.   ^JLUKHrLTRST 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  Heavy 
Artillery,  July  2,  1863.  Mustered  out  with  the 
regiment,  Sept.  11,  1865. 


Corporal   FItA.TTCI8    Il.A.FT'ERTY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  Heavy 
Artillery,  Dec.  26,  1863.  Promoted  to  Corporal 
Nov.  1,  1864.  Mustered  out  Sept.  11,  1865. 


B.    SMITH 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  Heavy 
Artillery,  May  26,  1863.  Mustered  out  Sept.  14, 
1865. 


HA.RVEY    I> 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  Heavy 
Artillery,  Sept.  15,  1863.  Mustered  out  of  the 
service  with  his  regiment,  Sept.  11,  1865. 


.  OEOHGHE    H. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  B,  Heavy 
Artillery,  Sept.  15,  1863.  Mustered  out  with  regi- 
ment, Sept.  11,  1865. 


SHARP-SHOOTERS. 

New-Hampshire  furnished  three  full  companies 
for  this  arm  of  the  service.  Two  regiments,  known 
as  Berdan's  Sharp-shooters,  were  raised  by  author- 
ity of  the  War  Department,  of  which  the  com- 
panies from  this  State  formed  a  part.  The  men 
for  these  companies,  and  especially  the  first  one, 
which  was  afterward  designated  as  Co.  E,  were 
selected  with  reference  to  their  skill  as  marksmen 
with  the  rifle  at  long  range,  and  embraced  some  of 
the  best  rifle-shots  in  the  State,  and  all  were  good 
men.  The  test  for  admission  into  this  organiza- 
tion, established  by  the  "War  Department,  was  that 
"each  man  was  to  make  a  string  of  ten  shots, 
measuring  in  the  aggregate,  from  center  of  bull's- 
eye  to  center  of  ball,  not  more  than  fifty  inches,  at 
a  distance  of  one  hundred  yards,  off-hand,  or  two 
hundred  yards  at  a  rest."  The  strings  of  the  first 
company  varied  from  seven  to  thirty  inches.  The 
officers  of  this  company  were  %  Amos  B.  Jones  of 
"Washington,  Captain ;  William  P.  Austin  of  Clare- 


242  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

mont,  First  Lieut.,  and  William  H.  Gibbs  of  Han- 
over, Second  Lieutenant.  It  was  mustered  on  the 
9th  of  September,  1861, -and  soon  after  w^nt  into 
a  camp  of  instruction  near  Washington.  Soon 
after  two  other  companies  were  raised  and  sent 
forward,  and  Capt.  Jones  was  commissioned  Major, 
and  Lieut.  Austin  was  promoted  to  Captain  of 
Co.  E.  The  battalion  was  attached  to  the  Second 
Kegiment  of  United  States  Sharp-shooters.  This 
was  found  to  be  a  very  efficient  organization.  The 
Adjutant  General's  Report  for  1866  says  of  them : 
"  They  participated  in  more  battles  and  skirmishes 
than.the  average  of  regiments,  and  probably  killed 
more  rebels  than  the  same  number  of  troops  in 
any  other  arm  of  the  service  ;  while  from  their 
being  seldom  used  in  line  of  battle,  in  dense  masses, 
they  suffered  less  loss  in  comparison  than  many 
other  regiments."  Early  in  April  they  went  to 
Yorktown,  where  they  distinguished  themselves 
in  the  first  battle  of  the  campaign,  crawling  up 
near  the  rebel  works  and  picking  oft' the  rebel  gun- 
•ners  so  surely  as  to  render  their  batteries  nearly 
useless.  It  was  in  this  engagement  that  Co.  E  lost 
its  first  man,  killed,  John  S.  M.  Ide  of  Claremont. 
During  the  entire  siege  of  Yorktown  the  Sharp- 
shooters rendered  great  service.  They  were  also 
engaged  at  the  second  Bull  Run,  where  Capt.  W. 


SHARP-SHOOTERS.  243 

P.  Austin  was  badly  wounded  in  the  arm.  The 
Sharp-shooters  remained  with  the  army  of  the 
Potomac  during  the  war,  and  participated  in  most 
of  its  battles.  Co.  E  was  allowed,  by  different 
commanding  Generals  under  which  it  served,  to 
inscribe  upon  its  colors  the  names  and  dates  of 
thirty  different  actions  in  which  'it  was  engaged. 
On  the  8th  of  September,  those  men  of  this  com- 
pany who  had  not  reenlisted  were  mustered  out. 
Subsequently  the  men  of  the  battalion  who  had 
reenlisted  were  put  into  infantry  regiments  and 
served  to  the  end  of  the  war. 


Captain  WH^LI^-M:    !». 

"Was  the  first  man  in  Claremont  to  offer  his  ser- 
vices to  the  Government  in  the  war  of  the  rebel- 
lion. On  the  18th  of  April,  1861,  he  enlisted  as  a 
private,  under  the  call  of  President  Lincoln  for 
seventy-five  thousand  volunteers  for  three  months. 
On  the  same  day  he  was  appointed  recruiting  offi- 
cer for  Claremont  and  vicinity,  and  immediately 
opened  an  office  here.  In  a  few  days  he  had  en- 
listed eighty-five  good  and  true  young  men,  the 
most  of  whom  belonged  in  Claremont.  By  au- 
thority from  the  Adjutant  General  the  men  were 
allowed  to  elect  their  own  officers,  and  William  P. 
Austin  was  chosen  Captain,  unanimously.  On  the 


244  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

30th  of  the  same  month  he  took  his  eighty-five 
men  to  Concord,  and  it  was  conceded  by  all  that 
it  was  the  finest  company  that  had  made  its  appear- 
ance there.  They  were  from  the  farms,  work-shops 
and  stores  of  Claremont,  and  had  been  accepted  by 
Capt.  Austin  on  account  of  their  soldierly  qualities. 
The  company  reflected  great  credit  upon  the  town 
and  upon  the  officer  who  had  recruited  it.  On  the 
arrival  of  this  company  at  Concord  it  was  found 
that  more  than  men  enough  for  one  regiment  had 
already  gone  into  camp  there,  and  it  had  been 
determined  that  the  Second  Regiment  should  be 
organized  at  Portsmouth,  and  the  Claremont  com- 
pany was  sent  there.  Before  the  Second  Regiment 
was  organized  an  order  came  from  the  War  Depart- 
ment to  send  from  New-Hampshire  one  regiment 
of  three  months  men,  and  enlist  another  regi- 
ment for  three  years,  to  be  held  subject  to  orders 
from  Washington.  A  part  only  of  the  Claremont 
company  reenlisted  for  three  years,  while  a  part  of 
the  residue  were  discharged  by  the  examining 
surgeon,  and  the  balance  were  sent  to  Fort  Consti- 
tution to  do  garrison  duty  until  the  expiration  of 
their  term  of  enlistment.  This  of  course  broke 
up  the  Claremont  company,  and  none  of  the  offi- 
cers chosen  were  commissioned.  Capt.  Austin  was 
discharged,  but  went  to  Washington  with  the 


SHARP-SHOOTERS.  245 

Second  Regiment,  where  he  remained  a  few  days 
and  then  returned  home.  In  August  Capt.  Austin 
was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant  of  the  first 
company  of  Sharp-shooters  from  New-Hampshire, 
which  was  afterward  attached  to  Berdan's  Regiment 
of  Sharp-shooters,  and  was  lettered  E.  While  at 
Camp  of  Instruction,  Dec.  20,  1861,  he  was  pro- 
moted to  Captain^of  the  same  company.  He  was 
with  his  company  in  every  action  until  that  of  the 
second  Bull  Run,  on  the  30th  of  August,  1862, 
where  he  received  a  severe  wound  from  a  rifle  ball 
in  the  right  arm,  just  below  the  elbow.  He  was 
carried  to  Washington,  where  he  remained  in 
hospital  twelve  weeks,  when  he  came  home  on 
furlough.  He  reported  to  the  War  Department, 
Washington,  in  May,  1863,  resigned  on  account  of 
his  wound,  and  was  honorably  discharged  on  the 
16th  of  that  month.  On  the  13th  Of  August,  1863, 
he  was  appointed  Captain  of  the  Invalid  Corps, 
which  soon  took  the  name  of  the  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps,  and  assigned  to  duty  at  Rutland,  Vt.,  and  was 
afterward  called  to  Portsmouth  Grove  Hospital, 
Rhode-Island,  where  he  was  Military  Assistant  one 
year.  The  first  of  October,  1864,  he  joined  his 
regiment  at  Galloupe's  Island,  Boston  Harbor, 
which  was  the  general  rendezvous  of  recruits  and 
substitutes  from  Maine,  New-Hampshire  and  Mass- 


246  CLARE  MONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

achusetts.  The  duty  there  was  to  bring  recruits 
and  substitutes  to  the  Island,  guard  and  conduct 
them  to  the  front,  which,  in  view  of  their  desperate 
character  and  the  prejudice  existing  against  the 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  was  often  trying  and  haz- 
ardous. In  March,  1865,  he  was  appointed  acting 
Assistant  Quartermaster  and  Ordnance  officer  of 
the  Post,  and  in  July  Post  Commissary,  and  held 
these  offices  until  the  Island  was  given  up  by  the 
Government,  in  March,  1866.  He  was  member  of 
a  General  Court  Martial  convened  in  Boston  from 
February  to  May,  when  he  was  ordered  to  report 
to  the  Commissioner  of  the  Bureau  of  Refugees, 
Freedmen  and  Abandoned  Lands,  and  assigned  to 
duty  in  Virginia.  In  July  he  was  appointed  Super- 
intendent of  the  First  District  of  Virginia,  com- 
prising eighteen  counties  in  the  south-western  part 
of  the  State,  atfd  stationed  at  Wytheville,  where 
he  was  in  the  summer  of  1868.  Capt.  Austin  has 
rendered  varied  and  important  service  to  the  coun- 
try from  April,  1861,  to  the  present  time.  He  is  & 
gentleman  of  intelligence  and  worth,  honored  alike 
in  civil  and  military  life. 


E. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  Berdan's 
Sharp-shooters,  Sept.  9,  1861.     He  was  mortally 


SHARP-SHOOTERS.  247 

wounded  at  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  Va.,  June 
19,  1864,  and  died  of  his  wounds  Sept.  7,  1864. 
He  came  to  Claremont  about  a  year  before  the 
breaking  out  of  the  rebellion,  from  St.  Johnsbury, 
Vt.,  where  his  relatives  now  reside.  He  left  a 
young  wife.  • 

TIMOTHY    ORA.1V1VI8 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  Berdan's 
Sharp-shooters,  Sept.  9,  1861.  He  died  suddenly 
in  camp  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Jan.  31, 1862.  A 
comrade  wrote  to  his  brother — "He  died  very 
suddenly  in  his  tent  this  morning,  Jan.  31.  He 
had  been  unwell  for  a  day  or  two,  but  was  out  as 
usual.  He  got  up  this  morning,  made  a  fire,  and 
was  sitting  by  it,  when  he  was  observed  to  lie 
down  suddenly.  He  was  spoken  to,  but  made  no 
reply,  and  soon  expired.  He  was  a  fine  young 
man  and  very  much  respected  in  camp."  He  was 
a  native  of  Claremont,  son  of  Laurence  A.  Gran- 
nis,  who  a  few  years  since  removed  to  the  northern 
part  of  Vermont.  His  remains  were  brought  to 
Claremont  and  buried  in  the  family  lot  at  the  west 
part  of  the  town. 

JOH1V    8.    M.    IIHE 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  Berdan's 
Sharp-shooters,  Sept.  9,  1861.  Killed  in  the  en- 


248  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

gagement  before  Yorktown,  April  5,  1862.  He, 
with  others  of  his  company,  was  placed  in  a  posi- 
tion to  pick  oft*  the  rebel  gunners,  and  did  good 
service.  He  was  shot  in  the  head  and  instantly 
expired.  When  he  fell  Lieut.  Colonel  Ripley,  of 
the  Vermont  Sharp-shooters,  took  Ide's  rifle,  and 
saying  he  "had  a  license  to  shoot  that  man,"  fired, 
and  the  rebel  that  killed  Mr.  Ide  bit  the  dust.  A 
correspondent  in  describing  the  scene  says — "  Thus 
fell  Mr.  Ide,  with  his  armor  on,  in  the  thickest  of 
the  fight.  He  could  not  have  died  a  nobler  death, 
and  his  comrades  will  always  remember  how  his 
example  stimulated  them,  and  while  they  have  a 
country  to  be  saved,  will  pray  that  if  they  are  to 
die,  their  last  end  may  be  like  his."  Capt.  Wil- 
liam P.  Austin,  in  a  letter  to  his  friends  in  Clare- 
mont,  wrote — "Mr.  Ide's  body  was  put  into  a 
house  which  stood  in  range  of  the  enemy's  guns, 
and  the  shells  came  so  thick  and  fast  that  the  men 
who  were  detailed  to  care  for  the  wounded  left  the 
house  and  did  not  dare  return  to  it.  When  I  was 
relieved  I  took  four  men  and  carried  his  body  to 
where  the  regiment  was  in  camp,  which  was  about 
one  mile  in  the  rear.  The  next  morning  we  buried 
his  remains  in  good  order."  .  Mr.  Ide  was  the  first 
man  killed  among  the  Sharp-shooters.  He  was 
born  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  in  1829.  His  father  died 


SHARP-SHOOTERS.  249 

when  John  was  but  an  infant,  and  when  ten  years 
old  his  mother  also  died,  leaving  him  an  orphan, 
without  brother  or  sister.  During  his  minority  he 
came  to  Claremont  to  reside  with  his  relatives,  and 
this  town  was  ever  after  his  home.  He  was  a 
printer  by  profession,  and  was  several  years  in  the 
employ  of  the  Claremont  Manufacturing  Co.  He 
married  a  daughter  of  Sirrfeon  Ide,  who  died  four 
or  five  years  before  the  breaking  out  of  the  rebel- 
lion, leaving  one  son,  who  was  about  eight  years 
old  at  the  time  of  his  father's  death. 


.    JTTDD 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin,  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months,  and  was  discharged  at  Portsmouth 
on  account  of  the  loss  of  an  eye.  He  again  en- 
listed and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  Berdan's 
Sharp-shooters,  Sept.  9,  1861.  Discharged  for  dis- 
ability, Nov.  1,  1862.  He  again  enlisted  into  the 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  Sept.  9,  1864,  and  was 
mustered  out  Nov.  7,  1865.  He  was  a  true  and 
faithful  soldier. 


H.    2VICHO3L.S 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin,  for  three  months, 
in  April,  1861.  Reenlisted  at  Portsmouth  for  three 
years,  detailed  for  cook,  was  not  mustered,  and  was 


250  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

discharged  when  the  regiment  left  the  State  for 
Washington.  He  again  enlisted  and  was  mustered 
into  Co.  E,  Berdan's  Sharp-shooters,  Sept.  9,  1861. 
After  the  second  Bull  Eun  battle,  went  to  Wash- 
ington with  wounded  men  and  was  detailed  for 
duty  at  -Mount  Pleasant  Hospital,  Washington, 
appointed  Ward  Master,  and  remained  there  nine 
months,  when  he  returned  to  the  regiment  and 
participated  in  all  the  battles  where  his  company 
was  engaged  until  his  term  of  enlistment  expired, 
when  he  came  to  Concord,  with  sixteen  others,  and 
was  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1864.  He  was  an  excel- 
lent and  faithful  nurse,  a  good  soldier,  and  is  a 
worthy  man. 


O.    OSGOCXD 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  Berdan's 
Sharp-shooters,  Dec.  12,  1861.  Discharged  for  dis- 
ability April  27,  1862. 


s. 

• 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  Berdan's 
Sharp-shooters,  Sept.  9,  1861.  Discharged  for  dis- 
ability at  Washington,  Jan.  21,  1862. 


A.. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  Berdan's 
Sharp-shooters,  Dec.  12,  1861.  Discharged  at 
Washington  for  disability,  Dec.  22,  1862. 


SHARP-SHOOTERS.  251 

CHESTER    !>.  SMITH 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  G,  Berdan's 
Sharp-shooters,  Dec.  12, 1861.  Discharged  for  dis- 
ability May  12, 1862. 

GEORGE    TV.    STRA.W 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
and  declining  to  enlist  for  three  years  was  dis- 
charged and  came  home.  Enlisted  again  and  was 
mustered  into  Co.  E,  Berdan's  Sharp-shooters,  Sept. 
9,1861.  Appointed  Wagoner  Oct.  1, 1861.  Taken 
prisoner  at  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  May  8, 
1864,  and  taken  to  Richmond.  On  the  8th  of  June 
was  taken  from  Richmond  to  Andersonville  prison, 
and  from  there  to  Mellen,  S.  C.,  where  he  was 
paroled  in  December,  1864,  and  sent  to  Annapolis. 
Came  home  on  a  furlough,  and  was  discharged  at 
Concord,  Jan.  25, 1865. 

HORA.CE    TV.    TVHITIVEY 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  Berdan's 
Sharp-shooters,  Sept.  9,  1861.  Promoted  to  Cor- 
poral, Dec.  3,  1861.  Discharged  at  "Washington, 
for  disability,  March  14,  1862. 


NINTH  REGIMENT  VERMONT  INFANTRY. 

Since  six  of  Claremont's  best  men  were  con- 
nected with  this  regiment,  it  seems  important  to 
their  record  that  its  operations  should  be  noted  in 
this  history.  The  regiment  was  organized  and 
went  to  the  seat  of  war  in  July  1862.  Charles 
Jarvis,  only  son  of  the  late  William  Jarvis  of 
"Weathersfield — almost  as  well  known  in  Clare- 
mont  as  in  his  own  school  district,  and  enjoying  the 
highest  respect  of  all — had  determined  from  pure- 
ly patriotic  motives  and  a  high  sense  of  duty,  to 
enter  the  army,  and  offered  his  services  to  the 
State.  He  was  tendered  the  command  of  a  regi- 
ment, which  he  declined,  as  he  did  also  other  post* 
tions  which  might  seem  to  some  more  honorable, 
to  accept  authority  to  raise  a  company  of  men  in 
his  own  town  and  neighborhood,  for  the  Ninth 
Regiment  of  Volunteer  Infantry,  to  be  commanded 
by  himself.  Good  men  flocked  to  his  standard, 

among  the  best  of  whom  were  six  from  Clare- 
12 


254  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

mont:  Algernon  Marble  Squier,  Albert  F.  Russell, 
George  W.  Davis,  Leonard  M.  Stevens,  George  W. 
Spaulding,  and  Albert  E.  Parmalee.  And  it  is  a 
curious  and  most  gratifying  fact  connected  with 
these  men  and  this  regiment,  that  while  scarcely  a 
hundred  of  the  original  members  returned  and 
were  mustered  out  with  it,  five  of  the  six  from 
Claremont  served  the  full  time,  came  home  with- 
out a  scratch,  and  were  honorably  discharged  with 
the  regiment  in  June,  1865.  Parmalee  was  dis- 
charged for  disability  early  in  1863,  but  soon  re- 
covered. Squier  died  in  July,  1867 — the  other 
five  are  alive  and  well. 

This  regiment  was  a  part  of  the  eleven  thousand 
and  five  hundred  troops  disgracefully,  and  it  was 
feared  treacherously,  surrendered  by  Col.  Miles, 
an  experienced  regular  army  officer,  to  Stonewall 
Jackson,  at  Harper's  Ferry,  on  the  15th  of  Septem- 
ber, 1862.  They  were  paroled  and  sent  to  Chicago, 
but  not  exchanged  until  December.  The  Ninth 
Vermont  remained  at  Chicago  until  April,  1863, 
when  it  was  sent  to  City  Point  with  three  thousand 
rebel  prisoners.  Subsequently  it  was  engaged  in 
the  siege  of  Suffolk  and  the  Peninsular  campaign 
in  the  summer  of  1863.  In  the  fall  the  regiment 
went  to  Newport,  N.  C.,  where  it  remained  through 
the  winter.  Capt.  Jarvis  had  been  promoted  to 


NINTH  VERMONT  INFANTRY.  255 

Major.  On  the  1st  of  December  he  went  on  a 
scout  with  a  party  of  cavalry,  and  was  killed  near 
Cedar  Point,  N.  C.  The  regiment  remained  in 
Newport  and  vicinity  until  the  fall  of  1864,  when 
it  went  to  Bermuda  Hundred,  attached  to  the  18th 
Army  Corps,  engaged  in  all  the  battles  on  the 
approach  to  Richmond,  and  was  among  the  first  to 
enter  that  city  on  the  3d  of  April,  1865.  It  re- 
mained there  until  June,  when  it  was  sent  home 
to  be  mustered  out. 


GEORGE    W. 

Enlisted  into  Co.  D,  Capt.  Charles  Jarvis,  9th 
Vermont,  in  June,  1862.  "Was  detailed  for  duty 
at  the  regimental  hospital,  which  he  performed 
most  acceptably  much  of  the  time  he  was  in  the 
army,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  regiment  in 
June,  1865.  He  is" now  in  Vermont  at  work  at  his 
trade  as  a  blacksmith. 


AJL-BEItT    E.    PA.ItMA.Jl.EE 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  1861,  and  served  out  his  term  of  enlist- 
ment at  Fort  Constitution.  Enlisted  and  was  mus- 
tered into  Co.  D,  Capt.  Charles  Jarvis,  9th  Regi- 
ment Vermont  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  June,  1862. 


256  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Taken  prisoner  at  Winchester,  Va.,  Sept.  2,  1862, 
while  sick  in  hospital,  was  carried  to  Woodstock, 
Va.,  where  he  remained  two  or  three  weeks,  when 
he  was  paroled  and  sent  to  Columbus,  Ohio.  Soon 
after  he  was  exchanged,  discharged  for  disability 
and  came  home. 


Sergeant  A.3L,I?EK,T    F. 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin  for  three  months, 
in  April,  1861 ;  went  to  Portsmouth,  and  declining 
to  enlist  for  three  years  was  sent  to  Fort  Constitu- 
tion to  serve  out  the  term  of  his  enlistment.  In 
June,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Capt.  Charles  Jarvis'  Co. 
D,  9th  Vermont  Reg't,  for  three  years,  and  was 
made  Sergeant  when  the  company  was  organized. 
He  followed  the  fortunes  of  the  regiment,  partici- 
pating in  its  hard  marches  and  bloody  battles, 
nobly  and  patriotically  performing  every  duty,  and 
was  mustered  out  with  the  regiment  in  June,  1865. 
When  the  army  entered  Richmond,  on  the  3d  of 
April,  1865,  Russell  was  in  the  advance  picket  line, 
and  he  and  Geo.  W.  Spaulding  from  Claremont 
were  the  first  two  to  enter  the  city.  His  account 
of  what  occurred  there  at  that  time  is  most  thrill- 
ing and  interesting.  He  is  a  son  of  Alonzo  R. 
Russell  of  Claremont,  and  now  resides  here. 


NINTH  VERMONT  INFANTRY.  257 

GEORGE    W.    SPA-TmoiiyG 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Charles  Jarvis  into  Co.  D, 
9th  Vermont  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  June,  1862. 
Taken  prisoner  with  Albert  E.  Parmalee,  and  was 
paroled  and  returned  to  the  regiment  with  him,  in 
December,  1862,  and  was  exchanged  in  January, 
1863.  He  served  the  full  term  of  his  enlistment, 
and  was  mustered  out  June  13,  1865.  He  was  a 
good  soldier  from  first  to  last.  He  was  detailed 
for  hospital  duty,  which'  he  performed  acceptably 
for  near  two  years. 

HiEOlV^TtD    M.    STEVE1V8 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  D,  Capt. 
Charles  Jarvis,  9th  Vermont  Volunteer  Infantry, 
June,  1862.  He  served  faithfully  until  after  the 
close  of  the  war,  was  mustered  out  with  his  regi- 
ment, returned  to  his  home  in  Claremont,  and  after- 
ward removed  with  his  family  to  Unity.  While  at 
Chicago  he  was  two  months  in  'the  small-pox 
hospital,  but  escaped  without  taking  the  disease. 
In  June,  1863,  he  was  detailed  for  duty  in  the 
regimental  hospital,  and  remained  there  fourteen 
months.  Those  men  who  went  from  Claremont  in 
the  same  regiment  with  him  agree  that  he  was  a 
brave  and  faithful  soldier,  performing  every  duty 


258  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

cheerfully,  and  tenderly,  affectionately  and  faith- 
fully caring  for  his  sick  and  wounded  companions. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  as  a  private  into  Co. 
D,  Capt.  Charles  Jarvis,  9th  Vermont  Volunteer 
Infantry,  in  June,  1862,  for  three  years,  or  during 
the  war.  He  was  soon  appointed  Hospital  Steward, 
which  place  be  filled  most  acceptably  until  Janu- 
ary, 1865,  when  he  was  discharged  for  the  purpose 
of  enlisting  into  the  Regular  Army  and  occupying 
the  same  office.  At  the  end  of  the  war  he  was 
assigned  a  position  in  the  Army  Medical  Museum 
at  Washington.  While  there,  beside  performing 
the  duties  required  of  him,  he  pursued  the  study 
of  medicine,  and  graduated  at  the  Georgetown 
Medical  College,  March  5,  1867.  He  then  received 
the  appointment  of  Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  U.  S. 
Army,  and  was  sent  to  Fort  Leaven  worth,  Kansas. 

When  the  cholera  broke  out  at  Fort  Harker,  he 

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was  sent  there,  thence  to  Fort  Larned,  where 
he  died  of  that  dreadful  disease,  on  the  29th  of 
July,  1867,  after  an  illness  of  ten  hours.  A  letter 
from  the  commandant  at  Fort  Larned  to  his 
mother,  informing  her  of  the  particulars  of  the 
death  of  her  son,  says  —  "The  Doctor  came  to 
the  Post  in  company  with  the  18th  Kansas  Volun- 


NINTH  VERMONT  INFANTRY.  259 

teers,  and  labored  assiduously  in  battling  that  terri- 
ble disease,  the  cholera,  and  by  his  exertions  and 
skill  saved  the  lives  of  a  number  of  men  sick  with 
it ;  but  on  the  29th  of  July  he  was  suddenly  taken 
ill,  and  in  spite  of  all  the  exertions  of  the  Post 
Burgeon,  Dr.  Marston,  who  attended  him  constant- 
ly, died  in  about  five  hours."  While  at  Washing- 
ton in  the  Army  Medical  Museum,  Dr.  Squier  was 
detailed  by  special  request  of  Dr.  Woodhull,  who 
had  the  matter  in  charge,  to  assist  in  compiling  a 
"  Catalogue  of  the  Surgical  Section  of  the  Army 
Medical  Museum,"  a  work  of  great  value  to  the 
surgical  profession,  and  his  principal  speaks  in 
the  highest  terms  of  the  value  of  his  services  in  that 
work.  On  hearing  of  Dr.  Squier's  death,  the  Class 
of  1867,  Medical  Department  Georgetown  College, 
and  the  clerks  of  the  Surgeon  General's  office, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  held  meetings  and  adopted 
resolutions  highly  complimentary  to  him,  and  of 
sympathy  with  his  afflicted  parents  and  friends. 
Dr.  Squier  was  born  in  Felicity,  Clermont  County, 
Ohio,  Oct.  25,  1842,  and  removed  to  Claremont  in 
1861,  with  his  parents.  His  father  is  Dr.  W.  C. 
Squier.  He  was  a  young  man  of  unusual  excel- 
lence and  promise. 


OTHER  VERMONT  REGIMENTS. 


s. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  4th  Ver- 
mont Infantry,  July  8,  1863.  Was  in  the  battle  of 
the  Wilderness  from  the  2d  to  the  9th  of  May, 
1864,  Spottsylvania,  Cold  Harbor,  Siege  of  Peters- 
burg, and  was  taken  prisoner  at  Weldon  Railroad, 
June  12th,  together  with  about  two  thousand 
others,  including  all  of  the  4th  Vermont  Regiment 
except  Co.  B.  The  prisoners  were  all  taken  to 
Libby  Prison,  Richmond,  where  every  thing  of 
value,  including  their  blankets,  over-coats  and  best 
clothing,  was  taken  from  them.  They  remained 
there  three  days  and  were  then  taken  to  Belle  Isle, 
where  they  stayed  two  days  and  were  then  started 
for  Andersonville  by  way  of  Lynchburg,  Danville 
and  Macon.  They  marched  from  Lynchburgh  to 
Danville,  seventy-five  miles,  in  three  days.  They 
were  kept  at  Andersonville  five  months,  where 
they  experienced  all  the  horrors  of  that  horribly 

* 

loathsome  place,  about  which  so  much  has  been 
12* 


262  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

said  and  written,  and  still  much  remains  to  be  told. 
While  there  Mr.  Burbank  saw  a  rebel  guard  shoot 
a  prisoner  for  asking  him  for  a  chew  of  tobacco. 
It  was  said  that  when  a  rebel  guard  for  any  reason 
killed  a  yankee  prisoner  he  was  given  a  thirty 
days'  furlough.  The  rations  there  were  a  pint  of 
cob-meal  per  day,  without  salt,  and  often  this  was 
of  very  poor  quality.  He  was  there  when  some  of 
the  prisoners  dug  out  and  were  retaken  by  blood- 
hounds. Capt.  Wirtz  threatened  to  starve  all  the 
prisoners  —  thirty  thousand  —  to  death  if  they 
would  not  tell  who  the  leaders  were  in  digging 
out,  and  did  withhold  their  pint  of  meal  for  three 
days,  but  finally,  when  he  found  none  would  tell, 
relented,  and  they  had  their  miserable  rations 
again.  From  Andersonville  they  were  taken  to 
Millen,  thence  to  Savannah,  from  there  to  Black- 
shire,  from  there  to  Charleston,  Florence,  Golds- 
boro'  and  Wilmington,  and  were  near  the  latter 
place  when  it  was  taken  by  our  troops.  They 
were  taken  again  to  Goldsboro',  and  on  the  last 
day  of  February,  1865,  about  a  thousand  of  them 
were  put  upon  a  railroad  train,  run  into  our  lines, 
and  left  near  Wilmington.  The  prisoners  thus  re- 
turned were  sent  to  Annapolis  and  given  a  thirty 
days'  furlough.  When  Mr.  Burbauk  was  captured 
he  weighed  one  hundred  and  fifty-five  pounds,  and 


OTHER  VERMONT  REGIMENTS.  263 

when  he  came  home  on  furlough,  four  weeks  after 
-he  was  released,  he  weighed  Tess  than  a  hundred 
pounds.  While  at  Andersonville  our  prisoners 
died  at  the  rate  of  one  hundred  and  fifteen  per 
day  on  an  average.  He  rejoined  his  regiment  in 
May  and  was  mustered  out  in  July,  1865.  The 
following  August  he  was  written  to  from  "Wash- 
ington to  give  his  experience  at  Andersonville,  to 
be  used  on  the  trial  of  Capt.  Wirtz,  and  was  also 
sent  for  to  appear  there,  but  was  unable  to  go.  It 
was  several  months  before  he  recovered  from  the 
effects  of  his  sufferings.  He  tells  his  own  story, 
which  would  fill  a  volume,  but  is  much  like  those 
told  by  others  who  were  so  unfortunate  as  to  fall 
into  rebel  hands  as  prisoners  of  war.  He  now 
lives  in  Claremont,  and  is  an  industrious  and  re- 
spected citizen. 


CHA.rML.ES    R. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  the  16th  Ver- 
mont Reg't,  for  nine  months,  in  August,  1862. 
His  regiment  was  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  in 
July,  1863,  soon  after  which  it  was  mustered  out. 
He  is  a  son  of  Charles  Bardwell  of  Claremont. 


IIEIVRY    S 

Enlisted  and    was  mustered  into    Co.  A,  12th 
Vermont,  a  nine  months  regiment,  October  4,  1862. 


264  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Served  his  full  time,  and  was  mustered  out  July 
14,  1863.  The  regiment  was  in  no  general  battle. 
During  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  it  was  engaged 
in  guarding  army  teams  near  the  scene  of  conflict. 
He  returned  home  at  the  end  of  his  term,  and  died 
of  cancer,  Dec.  19,  1867,  at  the  age  of  twenty-three 
years.  He  was  a  son  of  the  late  Sylvanus  Blan- 
chard  of  Claremont,  a  good  soldier  and  worthy 
young  man. 


L.    GI31/E 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  the  same  regi- 
ment and  served  his  full  time. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  4th  Ver- 
mont Regiment,  in  the  summer  of  1861.  He  was 
in  the  seven  days'  retreat,  became  sick,  and  was  in 
hospital  at  Philadelphia  from  June  1862,  until 
January  1863,  when  he  was  discharged.  He  was 
a  son  of  the  late  John  Dane  of  Claremout,  brother 
of  Albert  G.  Dane  of  the  3d  New-Hampshire  Regi- 
ment, who  died  in  Salisbury  prison,  and  was  twen- 
ty-three years  old  when  he  enlisted. 

n,:Erwie  IIETSTRY  IXUTTOIV 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  the  3d  Vermont 
Volunteer  Infantry  Regiment  in  April,  1861,  which 


OTHER  VERMONT  REGIMENTS.  £65 

was  attached  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  was 
-appointed  Orderly  Sergeant.  He  was  wounded 
severely  in  the  foot  at  the  battle  of  Fredericks!)  urg, 
Dec.  13,  1862,  and  was  discharged  on  account  of 
his  wound  in  March  1863.  He  was  commissioned 
Lieutenant,  but  wTas  not  mustered  on  his  commis- 
sion. He  is  a  son  of  Aaron  Dutton  of  Claremont, 
and  is  now  teaching  at  Manchester,  N.  H.,  and 
studying  for  the  profession  of  law. 


,.    HTJKI> 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  3d  Ver- 
mont Reg't,  in  June,  1861.  He  was  killed  at  the 
battle  of  Lee's  Mills,  Ya.,  April  16,  1862,  where 
the  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth  and  Sixth  Vermont  Regi- 
ments were  engaged  and  acted  bravely.  While 
crossing  Warwick  Creek,  which  makes  up  from  the 
James  River,  waist  deep,  to  make  a  charge  upon 
the  rebel  intrenchments,  young  Hurd  was  shot,  and 
his  body  was  never  recovered.  He  was  a  brave 
soldier. 


Captain.   C-A^LVIIV    A.. 

Enlisted  into  the  Woodstock,  Vt.,  Light  Infantry, 
which  was  mustered  as  Co.  B,  into  the  12th  Ver- 
mont Volunteer  Infantry,  Oct.  4,  1862.  This  was  a 
nine  months  regiment,  and  was  brigaded  with  four 


266  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

other  Vermont  nine  months  regiments,  under  com- 
mand of  Brig.  Gen.  Stoughton.  lie  was  with  his 
regiment  doing  garrison,  picket,  and  guard  duty 
until  May,  1863,  when  he  was  taken  sick  with  fever, 
sent  to  hospital  in  Washington,  and  only  rejoined 
the  regiment  when  on  its  way  home  to  be  mustered 
out,  in  July,  1863.  In  May,  1864,  he  raised  a 
company  in  Chicago,  111.,  for  one  hundred  days,  of 
which  he  was  commissioned  Captain.  His  com- 
pany was  mustered  into  the  132d  Illinois  Regiment 
as  Co.  K,  and  did  garrison  duty  at  Columbus, 
Paducah,  and  Smithland,  Ky.,  and  went  to  St. 
Louis  at  the  time  of  the  rebel  Gen.  Price's  raid. 
Returned  to  Chicago  and  was  mustered  out  Oct. 
17,  1864.  He  was  a  faithful  soldier,  good  officer, 
and  is  a  worthy  young  man.  He  is  a  son  of 
Ebenezer  Laws  of  Claremont. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  the  2d  Vermont 
Regiment  in  April,  1861,  for  three  years,  when 
twenty-one  years  old  ;  served  to  the  end  of  the 
war  and  was  mustered  out  with  his  regiment.  He 
lived  in  Tunbridge,  Vt.,  at  the  time  he  enlisted. 
He  is  a  son  of  Nathan  A.  Header  of  Claremont, 
and  brother  of  Charles  C.  Meader,  of  the  same 
regiment. 


OTHER  VERMONT  REGIMENTS.  267 


c. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  the  2d  Vermont 
Regiment,  in  April,  1861,  for  three  years,  when 
seventeen  years  old.  He  was  wounded  severely  in 
the  leg,  and  discharged  in  1863.  When  he  enlisted 
he  lived  at  Newbury,  Vt.  He  is  a  son  of  Nathan  A. 
Header  of  Claremont,  and  brother  of  Benj.  L. 
Header  of  the  same  regiment. 


MASSACHUSETTS  REGIMENTS. 

OLIVER    A.   BOIOJ 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  A,  47th 
Massachusetts,  a  nine  months  regiment,  Sept.  28, 
1862,  and  was  discharged.  Oct.  8,  1863.  This  regi- 
ment was  on  guard  and  provost  duty  at  New- 
Orleans  during  its  entire  term,  and  was  in  no  bat- 
tles. Harrison  and  George  H.  Waterman,  brothers- 
in-law  of  Mr.  Bond,  were  in  the  same  regiment 
and  company,  and  all  were  Corporals.  Mr.  Bond 
is  a  son  of  Daniel  Bond  of  Claremont,  and  the 
Watermans  lived  here  four  or  five  years,  being 
step-sons  of  Henry  Hubbard. 


CA.R1L.ETO1V 

Enlisted  into  the  Fourth  Battalion  Massachu- 
setts Rifles,  for  three  months,  in  April,  1861,  im- 
mediately after  hearing  of  the  assault  on  the  6th 
Massachusetts  Regiment,  in  Baltimore.  The  men 
of  this  battalion  soon  reenlisted  for  three  years, 
and  was  the  nucleus  of  the  13th  Massachusetts 


270  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Regiment.  Carleton  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of 
Antietam,  but  not  severely.  He  was  in  the  battle 
at  Chancellorsville,  on  the  4th  of  May,  1863,  and  in 
a  skirmish  with  the  enemy  the  next  day,  while 
helping  a  wounded  man  from  the  fie.ld,  a  miunie 
ball  entered  Carleton's  left  hip,  passed  clear  through 
and  came  out  on  the  other  side,  causing  a  com- 
pound fracture  of  the  right  hip  bone.  The  splin- 
ters formed  dead  bone  and  could  not  work  out. 
He  was  taken  prisoner,  placed  under  a  table  out  of 
doors  where  the  rebel  surgeons  were  amputating 
limbs  of  their  wounded,  where  he  was  kept  ten 
days,  through  he  had  as  good  care  as  they  could 
give  him.  He  was  then  paroled,  placed  in  corps 
hospital,  and  afterward  sent  to  Washington,  where 
he  remained  until  February,  1864.  From  there  he 
was  returned  to  Boston,  and  placed  in  hospital, 
and  in  June  came  home  to  Claremont.  Here  he 
laid  upon  his  back,  suffering  beyond  description. 
For  ten  or  twelve  months  hopes  were  entertained 
of  his  recovery,  when  a  diarrhea,  from  which  he 
was  suffering  when  he  came  here,  set  in  and  fol- 
loWed  him  until  his  death,  Jan.  23,  1867.  His 
wound  never  healed,  but  discharged  continually, 
averaging  more  than  a  pint  a  day.  He  was  a  son 
of  Stephen  Carleton  of  Claremont,  and  brother  of 
Elijah  S.  Carleton  of  the  5th  Regiment,  a  pattern- 


MASSACHUSETTS  REGIMENTS.  £71 

maker  by  trade,  aud  twenty-one  years  old  when  he 
enlisted. 


W. 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  First 
Massachusetts  Heavy  Artillery,  Aug.  7,  1864,  for 
three  years  or  during  the  war.  He  was  taken 
prisoner  before  Richmond,  Oct.  3,  1864,  carried  to 
Belle  Isle,  thence  to  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  and  was  there 
with  John  G.  P.  Putnam,  Ard  Scott,  Albert  G. 
Dane  and  George  W.  Constantine.  Early  ill  the 
following  March  he  was  paroled  and  sent  to  An- 
napolis, Md.,  and  soon  came  home  where  he  died 
April  5,  1865,  from  the  effects  of  exposure  and 
starvation  while  in  prison.  On  his  arrival  home 
he  was  too  feeble  and  his  mind  too  much  shattered 
to  give  a  coherent  account  of  himself  or  his  suffer- 
ings. His  experience  was  similar  to  that  of  John 
G.  P.  Putnam  of  the  3d  New-Hampshire  Regi- 
ment, given  in  the  notice  of  him.  He  came  from 
Manchester  to  Claremont,  and  married  a  sister  of 
Ard  Scott  of  the  3d  New-Hampshire,  and  Henry 
Scott  of  the  4th  Massachusetts  Regiment. 

HORACE    W.     COOK 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  F,  24th  Mass- 
achusetts Reg't,  in  "  January,  1864,  and  served  to 


272  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

the  end  of  the  war.  He  is  a  brother  of  Wendell 
E.  and  William  W.  Cook  of  the  5th  New-Hamp- 
shire lieg't,  and  son  of  Wakefield  Cook  of  Clare- 
mont. 


"WOUTH    OOI>I>A.R,D 

Enlisted  at  Maiden,  Mass.,  in  September,  1862, 
for  nine  months,  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H, 
44th  Massachusetts  Regiment,  but  was  soon  trans- 
ferred to  Co.  B,  45th  Massachusetts  Volunteer  In- 
fantry. The  regiment  left  Boston  for  Newburn, 
N.  C.,  in  November,  1862.  Shortly  after  its  arrival 
there  he  was  detailed  for  duty  in  the  Signal  Corps, 
where  he  remained  until  the  latter  part  of  March, 
1863,  when  he  was  returned  to  his  regiment,  and 
was  with  them  in  one  slight  skirmish  at  Gore 
Creek  Bridge,  North-Carolina,  April  27th  and  28th, 
1863.  The  regiment  was  in  no  general  engage- 
ment after  his  return  to  it,  its  service  consisting  of 
severe  picket  and  patrol  duty.  The  end  of  the 
term  of  the  regiment  found  the  men  all  debilitated 
by  climate  and  unaccustomed  exposure.  They 
were  embarked  for  Boston  about  June  20,  1863. 
Some  died,  and  many*  were  taken  mortalty  ill  on 
the  passage.  When  they  arrived  at  Boston,  June 
29,  Mr.  Goddard  was  among  the  very  ill.  In  his 
delirium  he  thought  to  join  the  march  through 


MASSACHUSETTS  REGIMENTS.  273 

the  streets  of  Boston,  but  could  only  be  borne 
carefully  to  the  Military  Hospital  in  Pemberixm 
Square,  where,  with  a  few  of  the  home  friends  to 
watch  him,  he  died  July  3,  1863,  while  Gettysburg 
guns  were  marking  the  crisis  of  the  rebellion,  and 
only  a  few  days  before  the  end  of  his  term  of 
enlistment,  —  one  of  the  unnumbered  lost  whose 
unnoticed  sufferings  and  toils  form  always  the 
material  out  of  which  military  glory  comes  to  the 
few.  His  remains  were  brought  to  Claremont,  and, 
after  impressive  ceremonies,  were  interred  in  the 
family  lot.  He  was  the  second  son  of  Edward  L. 
Goddard  ;  was  born  in  Claremont,  Nov.  14,  1848  ; 
and  was  one  of  many  young  men  who  entered  the 
army  from  purely  patriotic  motives,  and  gave  their 
valuable  lives  for  their  country. 


W.    3MLA.CIE: 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  the  53d  Massa- 
chusetts nine  months  regiment,  and  served  a  little 
more  than  a  year.  He  again  enlisted  for  a  hundred 
days,  and  spent  the  time  in  garrison  duty.  He  is 
a  son  of  Oliver  Mace  of  Claremont,  and  now  re- 
sides in  Fitchburg,  Mass. 


THOMAS    I 

Enlisted   and   was   mustered   into   Co.  F,  26th 
Massachusetts  Reg't,  Sept.  18,   1861,  going  from 


274  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Claremont  to  Lawrence,  Mass.,  for  that  purpose. 

He  was  in  most  of  the  battles  where  his  regiment 

• 

was  engaged,  but  never  received  a  wound.  He 
reenlisted  in  January,  1864,  was  mustered  out  with 
his  regiment,  Sept.  1865,  returned  to  Claremont, 
and  is  now  at  work  here  as  a  file-cutter.  He  is  a 
brother  of  Lyman  F.,  William  E.,  and  James  C. 
Parrish,  all  of  whom  were  good  soldiers. 


C.    STORY 

Enlisted  into  the  6th  Massachusetts  Reg't  at 
"Washington,  just  after  the  assault  by  the  mob  in 
the  streets  of  Baltimore  in  April,  1861.  At  the 
end  of  three  months  —  the  term  for  which  the 
regiment  enlisted — he  returned  to  Boston  with 
it  and  was  mustered  out.  Story  was  one  of 
Gen.  Butler's  body  guard,  when,  on  the  14th  of 
May,  1861,  with  a  strong  force,  he  went  from 
the  Relay  House  to  Baltimore,  and  marched 
through  the  streets  of  the  city  with  music  and 
banners,  thus  saying  practically  to  {lie  rebels, 
"  Now  attack  us  if  you  dare !"  He  is  a  printer, 
son  of  Francis  B.  and  Olive  G.  Story,  brother 
of  Edward  E.  Story  of  the  6th  New-Hampshire 
Regiment,  and  half  brother  of  David  H.  Grannis 
of  the  3d  New-Hampshire  Reg't. 


MASSACHUSETTS  REGIMENTS.  275 

mUVRY    SCOTT 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  H,  4th  Mass- 
achusetts Regiment,  in  August,  1861,  and  went  out 
with  Gen.  Banks'  expedition.  It  was  at  New- 
Orleans,  in  the  siege  of  Port  Hudson,  and  in  sev- 
eral battles.  This  was  a  nine  months  regiment,  but 
remained  out  thirteen  months.  Mr.  Scott  was  most 
of  the  time  on  duty  at  the  Colonel's  quarters.  He 
is  a  brother  of  Sergeant  Ard  Scott  of  the  3d  New- 
Hampshire  Regiment,  who  died  in  Salisbury  prison. 


IDEIVINTS 

Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin,  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months,  and  served  out  the  term  of  his  enlist- 
ment at  Fort  Constitution.  He  subsequently  en- 
listed and  served  in  the  5th  Massachusetts  Regi- 
ment. 


Enlisted  in  September,  1864,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  2d  Massachusetts  Cavalry.  After  being 
out  a  few  months  he  was  taken  with  chronic 
diarrhea,  was  discharged,  and  died  on  the  way 
home.  He  was  a  son  of  Harmon  Tyrrell  of  Clare- 
mont,  and  was  less  than  seventeen  years  old  when 
he  enlisted. 


REGIMENTS  FROM  OTHER  STATES. 


Captain   JAJVCES    E. 

Was  Captain  in  the  12th  Iowa  Regiment,  and 
participated  in  the  battles  of  Fort  Henry,  Fort 
Donelson  and  Shiloh.  He  resigned  on  account  of 
disability  after  about  a  year's  service,  and  returned 
to  his  home  at  Dubuque.  Is  a  son  of  the  late 
Ralph  Ainsworth  of  Claremont,  and  brother  of 
Charles.  H.  Ainsworth. 


lieutenant   C.    EDWARD 

Entered  the  military  service  in  December,  1862. 
He  was  engaged  in  recruiting  for  the  Second 
Regiment  Rhode-Island  Cavalry  until  February, 
1863,  when  he  was  commissioned  by  the  Governor 
of  Rhode-Island,  First  Lieutenant  Co.  H,  of  that 
regiment,  which  joined  Gen.  Banks'  expedition  to 
New-Orleans,  and  was  subsequently  engaged  in  the 
Teche  Campaign,  Red  River  Expedition,  and  the 
siege  of  Port  Hudson.  In  May,  1863,  he  was  ap- 
pointed Adjutant,  which  position  he  held  until  the 

following  July,  when  the  regiment,  having   been 
13  ^ 


278  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

reduced  to  about  three  hundred  men,  was  consoli- 
dated into  a  battalion,  and  the  field  and  staff 
officers  mustered  out.  Lieut.  Bingham  was  offered 
a  captaincy  in  the  new  battalion,  which,  on  account 
of  impaired  health,  he  felt  compelled  to  decline. 
He  resigned  and  came  home  in  a  very  feeble  con- 
dition, caused  by  his  arduous  duties  in  field  and 
camp,  together  with  exposure  in  a  southern  climate, 
from  which  he  did  not  recover  under  several 
months.  He  is  a  son  of  Charles  M.  Biflgham  of 
Clarernont,  and  was  a  capable,  efficient  and  brave 
officer. 


GEORGE 

Enlisted  for  three  years  and  was  mustered  into 
the  24th  Illinois  Reg't,  in  July,  1861,  He  was  in 
an  engagement  at  Fredericksburg,  Mo.,  thence 
went  with  his  regiment  to  Fort  Holt,  opposite 
Cairo,  111.,  and  helped  to  plant  the  first  guns  there 
while  being  shelled  by  rebel  gun  boats.  After- 
ward he  went  to  Kentucky,  and  when  on  picket 
was  shot  at  by  a  bushwhacker,  the  ball  lodging  in  a 
tree  just  above  his  head.  His  regiment  kept  the 
front  in  the  march  from  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  to 
Huntgville,  Ala,,  under  Gen.  0.  M.  Mitchell,  and 
subsequently  guarded  sixty  miles  of  the  Memphis 
and  Charleston  railroad  in  the  enemy's  country. 


i 


REGIMENTS  FROM  OTHER  STATES.       £79 

He  was  in  the  fight  at  Perry ville,  Ky.,  with  Gen. 
Bragg,  under  Gen.  Rousseau,  when  one  half  his 
regiment  was  killed  or  wounded ;  and  after- 
ward in  the  battles  at  Murfreesborough,  Tenn., 
Chickamoga,  Chattanooga,  and  Buzzard's  Roost, 
and  finished  his  term  of  enlistment  as  guard  on  the 
Louisville  and  Nashville  railroad.  In  1862  he  was 
captured  by  Morgan,  soon  paroled,  and  subsequent- 
ly exchanged.  He  reenlisted  and  served  ten  months 
in  the  15th  Kentucky  regiment.  He  is  a  son  of 
Ira  Colby  of  Claremont,  and  now  lives  at  West 
Union,  Iowa. 


B. 

Enlisted  at  Lewiston,  Me.,  April  20,  1861,  for 
three  months,  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  K,  First 
Maine  Reg't,  with  which  he  served  until  the  expi- 
ration of  its  term  of  enlistment  and  was  mustered 
out.  Soon  after  he  enlisted  at  Fairfield,  Me.,  for 
three  years,  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  E,  Seventh 
Maine  Reg't,  and  was  discharged  for  disability 
Sept.  26,  1861.  He  is  a  printer  by  trade,  sou  of 
the  late  Rev.  J.  "W.  Ford,  and  brother  of  George 
E.  Ford  of  the  New-Hampshire  Heavy  Artillery, 
and  Lieut.  Charles  P.  Ford  of  the  75th  New- York 
Regiment. 


280  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Udeii  tenant   OHA-RX/ES    I».    FORD 

Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  Co.  I,  75th  Reg't 
New-  York  Volunteers,  in  September,  1861.  Ap- 
point Sergeant,  and  was  successively  promoted  to 
Second  a.nd  First  Lieutenant.  He  served  with  his 
regiment  in  the  Department  of  the  Gulf  for  nearly 
three  years,  when  it  was  sent  home  to  reenlist  the 
old  soldiers  and  fill  up  with  new  recruits,  which, 
having  heen  accomplished,  the  regiment  went  to 
Virginia,  and  soon  after  Lieut.  Ford  resigned.  He 
is  a  son-  of  the  late  Rev.  J.  "W.  Ford,  and  brother 
of  James  B.  Ford,  who  served  in  the  1st  and  7th 
Maine  regiments,  and  George  E.  Ford  of  the  New- 
Hampshire  Heavy  Artillery.  He  now  lives  in 
Auburn,  N.  Y. 


Enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  the  62d  Reg't 
New-  York  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  May,  1861.  He 
was  taken  down  with  typhoid  fever  in  October  fol- 
lowing, and  after  a  sickness  of  six  days,  died  at 
Washington,  and  was  buried  with  military  honors 
by  his  company  at  Teuallytown  grave  yard.  He 
was  a  son  of  the  late  Alpha  Grandy  of  Claremout, 
and  left  home  about  two  years  before  the  breaking 
out  of  the  rebellion,  went  to  New-  York  city  and 
was  employed  in  the  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel.  He  was 


REGIMENTS  FROM  OTHER  STATES.       281 

the  main  support  of  a  widowed  mother,  an  invalid 
sister  and  younger  brother.  He  is  spoken  of  as  an 
upright  young  man,  a  good  and  faithful  soldier, 
and  his  death  was  lamented  by  the  officers  and 
men  of  his  company.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he 
was  twenty-one  years  old. 


GILES    !». 

In  the  autumn  of  1861,  when  fifteen  years  old, 
entered  the  army  as  servant  for  Capt.  George  C. 
Starkweather  of  the  6th  Reg't.  In  about  three 
months  Capt.  Starkweather  resigned,  and  young 
Marvin  came  home.  The  following  May  he  made 
several  attempts  to  enlist,  but  failed  oh  account  of 
his  age.  In  May,  1863,  when  less  than  seventeen 
years  old,  he  enlisted  at  New-Haven  and  was  mus- 
tered into  Co.  F,  First  Connecticut  Cavalry.  His 
regiment  was  for  nearly  a  year  at  Baltimore  doing 
provost  duty,  after  which  it  was  attached  to  the 
Cavalry  Corps  under  Gen.  Sheridan,  and  Grant's 
Army  of  the  James.  The  regiment  was  in  the 
great  battle  of  the  Wilderness  and  lost  five  hun- 
dred men  in  killed,  wounded,  and  taken  prisoners, 
in  twenty  minutes,  out  of  nine  hundred  who  went 
into  the  fight.  It  was  engaged  in  Wilson's  raid  on 
the  Richmond  and  Danville  railroad,  during  which 
young  Marvin  very  narrowly  escaped  with  his  life. 


282  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

He  was  in  the  battles  of  Barryville,  Winchester, 
Fisher's  Hill,  Cedar  Creek,  Hatcher's  Run,  Five 
Forks,  Harper's  Ferry  and§  Appomatox  Court 
House,  where  Lee's  surrender  took  place,  and  Mar- 
vin, with  some  other  men  of  his  company,  escorted 
Gen.  Grant  to  the  field.  He  participated  in  twenty- 
three  engagements,  and  yet  returned  home  without 
having  received  a  wound.  He  was  mustered  out 
in  August,  1865  ;  is  a  brother  of  Charles  B.  Mar- 
vin of  the  9th  New-Hampshire  Reg't,  and  son  of 
the  late  Giles  P.  Marvin  of  Claremont. 


H.    H. 

Was  drafted  at  Meriden,  Conn.,  and  mustered 
into  the  16th  Connecticut  Reg't.  He  was  wounded 
in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  and  also  at  Peters- 
burg. He  is  a  son  of  William  Redfield  of  Clare- 
mont, and  brother  of  Willis  Redfield,  of  the  15th 
Connecticut  regiment. 


Enlisted  in  July,  1862,  and  was  mustered  into 
the  15th  Connecticut  Reg't.  He  died  at  Newburn, 
N.  C.,  Oct.  11,  1864,  of  yellow  fever,  and  was 
buried  there.  He  was  a  son  of  William  Redfield, 
and  brother  of  William  H.  H.  Redfield  of  the  16th 
Connecticut  Reg't,  and  was  nineteen  years  of  age 
at  the  time  of  his  death. 


REGIMENTS  FROM  OTHER  STATES.       283 


I.    HTJIfcD 

Enlisted  in  October,  1862,  and  served  at  head- 
quarters of  the  16th  New-Hampshire  Regiment 
and  in  the  postal  service  fourteen  months.  He 
enlisted  for  nine  months,  while  a  student  at  the 
Conference  Seminary  at  Sanbornton  Bridge.  He 
is  a  son  of  Cyrus  Hurd  of  Claremont,  and  brother 
of  William  L.  Hurd  of  the  3d  Vermont  Regiment, 
who  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Lee's  Mills,  Va. 


Doctor   S-A^MTJEJl,    O.   JA.RVIS 

Was  appointed  by  the  War  Department  Examin- 
ing Pension  Surgeon  for  Sullivan  county,  in  1861, 
and,  although  he  was  entitled  to  a  fee  from  each 
soldier  examined,  he  freely  gave  his  services  to  all. 
From  the  time  of  the  breaking  out  of  the  rebellion 
to  the  close  of  the  war,  he  gave  his  professional 
services  to  soldiers  and  their  families,  and  in  many 
other  ways,  by  his  influence  and  his  means,  en- 
couraged enlistments  and  aided  in  putting  down 
the  rebellion. 


Enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin,  for  three  months, 
in  April,  1861,  and  declining  to  reenlist  for  three 
years  was  sent  to  Fort  Constitution,  where  he 
served  out  his  term  of  enlistment.  His  brother, 

• 


284  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

• 

Nathaniel  Sperry,  served  in  the  1st  Minnesota 
Regiment.  They  are  sons  of  the  late  Bela  J. 
Sperry. 


SYLVESTER    E.    H. 

Charles  F.  Bacon,  Anson  M.  Sperry  and  Ebenezer 
E.  Cummings,  enlisted  under  Capt.  Austin,  for  three 
months,  in  April,  1861,  went  to  Portsmouth,  and 
there  declining  to  reenlist  for  three  years,  were 
sent  to  Fort  Constitution,  where  they  served  out 
their  term  of  enlistment  in  performing  garrison 
duty.  Eight  others,  also,  from  Claremont,  who 
went  with  them,  subsequently  entered  other  organ- 
izations and  are  appropriately  noticed,  while  the 
four  above  named  did  not  afterward  enlist. 


THE  NAVY. 


I>oetor  JEFFREY  THORNTON 

Was  appointed  acting  Assistant  Surgeon  in  the 
navy  in  December,  1861,  and  was  ordered  to  report 
to  Com.  Paulding,  commanding  the  Navy-yard  at 
New-  York,  which  he  did  on  the  16th  of  that  month, 
and  was  assigned  to  duty  as  the  only  medical  officer 
on  board  the  United  States  armed  ship  Pursuit, 
which,  in  a  few  days,  sailed  on  a  cruise  on  the  south- 
ern coast  to  watch  blockade  runners  and  rebels  gen- 
erally. In  this  cruise,  it  being  ascertained  that  the 
rebel  armed  steamer  Florida,  a  noted  blockade  run- 
ner, was  skulking  behind  the  islands  and  keys  of 
the  Gulf,  volunteers  from  his  ship  were  called  for 
to  man  boats  for  her  capture.  Although  profes- 
sionally a  non-combatant,  and  exempt  from  such 
service,  yet  feeling  that  as  a  surgeon  he  might  be 
needed,  he  volunteered  to  go  with  one  of  the  three 
armed  row  boats,  on  the  enterprise.  They  were 
out  rowing  two  days  and  three  nights.  On  the 
second  day  they  captured  a  small  blockade  runner, 

loaded  with  cotton,  and  one  of  the  boats  was  de- 
13* 


286  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

tailed  to  secure  the  prize  while  the  other  two  con- 
tinued the  search  for  the  Florida.  On  the  morning 
of  the  third  day,  before  light,  they  discovered  her 
at  anchor  forty  miles  from  the  fleet.  They  ranged 
along  side  of  her  with  muffled  oars,  boarded  and 
captured  her  after  a  sharp  contest  on  deck.  Dr. 
Adams  was  one  of  the  first  men  to  board  the 
Florida.  She  was  taken  safely  to  the  fleet  and 
found  to  have  on  board  a  cargo  of  cotton  valued  at 
eighty  thousand  dollars.  On  this  cruise  the  Pursuit 
also  captured  several  other  blockade  runners  and 
illicit  rebel  traders  and  smugglers,  loaded  with 
cotton,  &c.,  and  took  them  as  prizes  to  the  fleet. 
While  on  the  coast  Dr.  Adams  was  assigned  for  a 
time  to  duty  as  Surgeon  in  charge  of-  the  United 
States  Military  Hospital  at  Key  West.  He  re- 
mained in  the  Gulf  service  until  maladies  incident 
to  a  tropical  climate  so  far  impaired  his  health  that 
he  was  compelled  to  ask  leave  of  absence,  and  by 
advice  of  the  fleet  Surgeon,  returned  home.  After 
some  months  at  home,  and  having  partially  re- 
covered his  health,  he  returned  to  duty,  and  was 
ordered  to  a  gun-boat  on  the  Mississippi,  but 
chronic  diarrhea,  which  he  had  contracted  in  the 
Gulf,  soon  returned  with  malignant  force,  and  he 
was  obliged  to  seek  a  northern  latitude.  He  re- 
signed his  position  in  the  Navy  and  came  home  in 


THE  NAVY.  287 

March,  1863.  After  a  few  months  he  so  far  re- 
, covered  as  to  be  able  to  accept  the  position  of 
Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  United  States  Military 
Hospital  at  Brattleboro',  Vt.,  where  there  was  a 
large  number  of  sick  and  wounded  soldiers.  At 
times  he  had  charge  of  from  one  hundred  to  one 
hundred  and  fifty  patients,  beside  performing  other 
duties,  to  which  he  devoted  himself  with  such  zeal, 
tenderness  and  skill  as  to  secure  the  confidence  and 
esteem  of  officers  and  patients  in  the  hospital.  The 
Chaplain,  Rev.  J.  A.  Crawford,  wrote  of  him  — "He 
was  a  genial  and  most  entertaining  companion. 
He  had  seen  much  and  read  much,  and  one  could 
listen  to  him  long  with  great  pleasure  and  profit. 
He  was  a  great  favorite  with  the  men  who  wrere  in 
his  care.  He  did  for  them  beyond  his  strength, 
and  was  tender  and  kind  to  a  remarkable  degree." 
This  position  he  relinquished  on  account  of  the  re- 
turn of  his  old  difficulty,  in  the  winter  of  1864-5, 
and  again  returned  to  his  home  in  Claremont, 
where  he  died  on  the  17th  of  June,  1865.  Dr. 
Adams  was  the  eldest  son  of  Joseph  Thornton 
Adams  of  the  Treasury  Department,  Washington, 
and  was  born  in  Boston,  July  17,  1831.  He  was 
prepared  for  college  at  Derry  Academy,  and  en- 
tered Harvard  College  at  the  age  of  fifteen,  but  on 
account  of  ill  health  did  not  complete  the  course. 


288  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

He  subsequently  attended  the  Medical  School  at 
Castleton,  Vt.,  where  he  graduated,  receiving  a 
diploma  as  physician  and  surgeon.  He  spent  about 
two  years  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Min- 
nesota, after  which,  in  1855,  he  returned  to  Clare- 
mont,  opened  an  office,  and  remained  in  the  prac- 
tice.of  his  profession  until  the  breaking  out  of  the 
rebellion,  when  he  responded  to  the  call  of  the 
country  for  his  services. 

GEORGE    W.    FITCH 

Enlisted  into  the  Navy  as  Carpenter,  Nov.  22, 
1861,  and  was  assigned  to  the  ship  Morning  Light. 
Discharged  March  7, 1862,  and  came  home  to  Clare- 
mont,  and  now  resides  here. 

ElMCETfcY    G.   OTTJl>K:iIV8, 

Appointed  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  Navy 
in  Nov.  1861,  was  assigned  to  the  ship  Morn- 
ing Light.  Resigned  in  April,  1862,  and  returned 
to  Claremont.  From  here  he  moved  to  Waitsfield, 
Vt.,  where  he  died  of  diphtheria,  on  the  29th  of 
June,  1863.  His  remains  were  brought  to  this 
town,  where  he  was  born,  studied  his  profession, 
and  practiced  for  several  years,  and  were  buried. 
He  was  a  man  of  ability  and  many  excellent  quali- 
ties. 


THE  NA  VY.  289 

GE  E.  jurntiisrs 

"Was  appointed  Surgeon's  Steward  on  board  the 
ship  Morning  Light,  in  November,  1861.  Resigned 
in  April,  1862. 


Corporal   CHA.RLEB    C. 

Enlisted  into  the  Naval  service  of  the  United 
States  as  a  Marine,  in  August,  1861,  and  was  as- 
signed to  the  United  States  ship  Pawnee.  He  left 
Fortress  Monroe  on  the  steamer  Governor,  in 
November,  1861.  When  two  or  three  days  out  she 
encountered  a  severe  storm  and  was  wrecked. 
Those  on  board  had  a  narrow  escape  from  watery 
graves.  After  two  days  of  suffering,  all  on  board, 
except  seven  who  undertook  to  save  themselves  in 
a  small  boat,  were  saved  by  the  United  States  ship 
Sabine.  He  was  in  the  Southern  Blockading  Ex- 
pedition through  the  winter  of  1861-62.  He  was 
appointed  Corporal,  and  in  July,  1864,  promoted  to 
Orderly  Sergeant  of  the  United  States  supply 
steamer  Union.  Served  until  the  end  of  the  war 
and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  is  a  son  of  A. 
S.  Philbrook  of  Claremont,  and  brother  of  Rev. 
Hiram  Philbrook  of  Calais,  Me.,  who  was  Chaplain 
of  the  8th  Maine  regiment. 


290  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

SUMMARY. 

Whole  number  of  volunteers  from  Claremont,  370 

"  "         "    drafted  men  who  entered  the  army,  5 

"  "        "        "         "       "     furnished  substitutes,  74 

"  "       killed  in  battle,  33 

"  "       who  died  of  wounds,  14 

"  "         "        "      "  disease,  20 

"  "         "     served  to  the  end  of  the  war,  85 

Number  of  families  who  received  aid  from  the  Town  and 

State,  173 

Amount  of  Town  and  State  aid  furnished  to  families,  $26,219.61 

This  summary  includes  all  the  Claremont  sol- 
diers who  were  connected  with  New-Hampshire, 
and  other  regiments  whose  history  is  known. 
Many  reenlisted,  while  others  served  in  more  than 
one  organization  — some  in  three  or  four  —  which, 
with  substitutes  furnished  and  commutation  paid 
by  men  who  were  drafted,  make  the  whole  num- 
ber 449,  of  soldiers  put  down  to  the  credit  of  the 
town  during  the  war. 


LADIES'  SOLDIERS'  AID  SOCIETIES.      291 

CLAREMOOT'S    QUOTA. 

The  enrollment  in  Clarernont,  in  April,  1865, 
embracing  all  male  citizens  of  the  age  of  eighteen 
years,  and  under  the  age  of  forty-five  years,  liable 
to  do  military  duty,  was  413.  The  whole  number 
who  entered  the  Army  and  Navy  from  this  town, 
from  April,  1861,  to  April,  1865,  was  449.  This 
includes  all  enlistments  —  some  of  the  men  having 
enlisted  two  or  more  times  —  the  drafted  men  who 
paid  commutation  or  furnished  substitutes,  and 
those  who  entered  the  army.  The  quota  required 
to  be  sent  from  each  town  in  the  State  under  all 
calls  for  troops,  from  July,  1863,  was  proportioned 
to  the  number  of  enrolled  militia,  as  above.  Clare- 
mont's  quota  was  set  down  at  17T,  and  she  fur- 
nished 206  recruits,  being  an  excess  of  29  over 
what  she  was  required  to  furnish. 


LADIES'    SOLDIERS'   AID   SOCIETIES. 

Immediately  after  the  assault  upon  Fort  Sumter 
and  the  call  of  the  President  for  seventy-five  thou- 
sand volunteers,  the  ladies  of  Claremont  manifested 
their  zeal  in  the  cause  of  their  country  by  meeting 
at  the  house  of  Mrs.  Susan  J.  Adams,  to  prepare 
bandages  and  other  articles  needed  in  army  hos- 
pitals. 

In  May  an  urgent  call  came  to  the  ladies  for 
hospital  stores  and  garments  suitable  for  the  sick 


292  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

and  wounded.  A  notice  was  published  in  the  vil- 
lage papers  inviting  the  ladies  to  meet  in  Fraternity 
Hall.  At  the  appointed  time  a  large  number 
assembled.  The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by 
Miss  Elizabeth  Sprague.  Remarks  were  made 
urging  the  importance  of  organized  and  earnest 
effort  to  minister  to  the  comfort  of  sick  and  wound- 
ed soldiers,  and  to  give  to  our  men  articles  of  cloth- 
ing not  furnished  them  by  the  Government. 

A  society  called  the  Ladies'  Union  Sewing  Circle 
was  organized  by  the  choice  of  the  following 
officers:  Mrs.  M.  A.  Metcalf,  President;  Mrs. 
Edward  L.  Goddard,  Vice-President ;  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Sprague,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  ;  Mrs.  Obed 
D.  Barnes,  Mrs.  Otis  F.  R.  Waite,  Mrs.  Lewis 
Perry,  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Eastman,  Mrs.  Edward  L. 
Goddard,  and  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Blanchard,  committee 
to  have  especial  care  and  direction  of  the  work. 

This  society  met  at  Fraternity  Hall  daily.  The 
work  at  first  was  upon  flannel  garments  and  other 
articles  for  the  men  enlisted  by  Capt.  William 
P.  Austin,  a  large  portion  of  whom  belonged  in 
Claremont.  Each  man  was  furnished  by  this 
society  with  a  pair  of  woolen  drawers,  undershirt, 
towels,  pocket-handkerchiefs,  woolen  socks, pin-flat, 
and  needle-book  well  filled  with  useful  articles. 
By  special  contribution  they  raised  $75  for  rubber 
blankets,  $8.30  for  havelocks,  and  $13.29  for  extra 
pairs  of  woolen  hose. 

The  ladies  kept  at  work  as  well  at  home  as  at 
their  stated  meetings,  throughout  the  summer,  for 


LADIES'  SOLDIERS'  AID  SOCIETIES.       293 

soldiers  and  hospitals.  In  September,  Charles  H. 
Long  enlisted  a  company  of  one  hundred  men  for 
the  Fifth  Regiment,  all  belonging  in  Claremont 
and  vicinity,  and  each  was  furnished  with  bed-sack, 
towels,  handkerchiefs  and  woolen  hose. 

-A.n:xJ.liary    Sanitary    Commission. 

Early  in  October,  1861,  the  United  States  Sani- 
tary Commission  sent  an  appeal  to  the  ladies  of 
Claremont  to  organize  an  Auxiliary  Sanitary  Com- 
mission, in  order  the  better  to  systematize  their 
labors  and  the  manner  of  sending  forward  and 
appropriating  to  their  proper  uses  the  fruits  of  their 
liberality  and  labor.  In  response  to  a  call  the 
citizens  met  at  Fraternity  Hall  on  the  llth  of  Oc- 
tober for  this  purpose.  Simeon  Ide,  Th'omas  J. 
Harris,  Joseph  Weber,  Mrs.  Edward  L.  Goddard, 
Mrs.  M.  A.  Metcalf  and  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Eastman 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  prepare  and  report 
at  a  subsequent  meeting  a  plan  of  organization. 
Mrs.  Obed  D.  Barnes,  Miss  Jane  W.  Prentiss,  and 
Mrs.  James  Goodwin,  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  canvass  the  town  and  secure  *the  cooperation  of 
all  loyal  women  in  this  movement. 

An  adjourned  meeting  was  held  on  the  16th  of 
October,  when  the  committee  submitted  a  plan  of 
organization,  making  every  lady  in  town,  who 
would  pay  into  the  treasury  one  dollar,  a  member, 
and  proposed  the  following  list  of  officers,  which 
report  was  adopted  :  Simeon  Ide,  President ;  Mrs. 
Samuel  P.  Fiske  and  Mrs.  Leonard  P.  Fisher,  Vice- 


294  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

Presidents ;  Thomas  J.  Harris,  Treasurer ;  Cyrenus 
S.  Parkhurst,  Secretary ;  Edward  L.  Goddard, 
Frederick  T.  Kidder,  Arthur  Chase,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Metcalf,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Lewis,  Mrs.  Obed  D.  Barnes, 
Mrs.  Edward  L.  Goddard,  Mrs.  Charles  H.  East- 
man, and  Mrs.  Jothara  G.  Allds,  Directors. 

The  Directors  appointed  Mrs.  Lewis  Perry,  Miss 
Marion  Richards,  Mrs.  Francis  Whitcomb,  Miss 
Diantha  Sargent,- Miss  Alice  Jones,  Mrs.  James 
Goodwin,  Mrs.  James  Brickett,  Mrs.  Otis  F.  R. 
Waite,  Mrs.  Stephen  F.  Rossiter,  Mrs.  David  F. 
Tutherly,  Miss  Stella  Wallingford,  Miss  E.  M. 
Bond,  Mrs.  Albert  O.  Hammond,  Mrs.  Freeman  S. 
Chellis,  Mrs.  Amos  D.  Johnson,  Mrs.  Robert  Bun- 
nel,  Mrs.  Anson  S.  Barstow,  Mrs.  George  W. 
Lewis,  and  Miss  Isabella  D.  Rice,  to  solicit  money, 
hospital  stores  —  such  as  preserves,  jellies,  pickles, 
etc.,  or  clothing — to  fill  a  box  which  the  society 
wished  to  send  forward. 

For  a  time  this  organization  received  the  active 
cooperation  of  the  gentlemen  holding  the  principal 
offices,  after  which  they  seemed  occupied  with  other 
matters,  and  early  in  the  winter  of  1861  the  ladies 
took  the  management  and  funds  of  the  society, 
Mrs.  Samuel  P.  Fiske  acting  as  President,  and  Mrs. 
Edward  L.  Goddard  as  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

The  sewing  circle  was  a  Union  Sewing  Circle  in 
the  fullest  acceptation  of  the  term.  Love  of  coun- 
try, love  for  the  brave  and  noble  soldiers  who  left 
their  homes  to  fight  our  battles,  to  suffer  and  die  in 
prison  or  hospital,  helped  these  patriotic  women  to 


LADIES'  SOLDIERS'  AID  SOCIETIES.       295 

surmount  every  obstacle  and  forget  all  opposition 
aad  discouragement. 

A  few  ladies  of  Unity  sent  valuable  contributions 
which  were  forwarded  in  the  first  boxes  sent  to 
Washington. 

The  meetings  were  frequent,  well  attended, 
seemed  to  be  pervaded  by  a  solemn  sense  of  the 
importance  of  the  utmost  diligence  in  the  perform- 
ance of  the  work  in  hand,  and  pleasant  to  all  inter- 
ested in  their  object.  Many  ladies,  whose  names 
do  not  appear  as  having  an  especial  charge,  were 
among  the  most  active  and  efficient  workers. 

Among  the  gentlemen  in  town  most  active  and 
enthusiastic  in  aiding  the  ladies  in  their  work, 
encouraging  enlistments  and  helping  soldiers  and 
their  families,  was  Rt.  Rev.  Carlton  Chase,  Bishop 
of  the  Diocese  of  New-Hampshire.  He  opened 
his  house  to  the  ladies,  attended  and  addressed 
public  meetings,  and  in  other  ways  showed  how 
much  he  had  the  cause  of  the  country  at  heart. 

The  ladies  engaged  in  this  Society,  enlisted  for 
the  war,  nor  did  they  cease  their  efforts  until  Rich- 
mond was  taken  and  the  rebel  armies  had  sur- 
rendered. During  the  existence  of  this  Auxiliary 
Society  they  sent  thirty-three  large  boxes  to  the 
United  States  Sanitary  Commission  Rooms  in 
"Washington  and  Boston,  containing  the  following 
articles  :  153  pairs  woolen  drawers,  195  woolen 
shirts,  373  cotton  shirts,  29  pairs  cotton  drawers, 
1029  towels,  901  handkerchiefs,  84  needle  books, 
624  pairs  woolen  hose,  221  woolen  blankets,  333 


296  CLARE  MONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

quilts,  169  sheets,  244  pairs  mittens,  39  comfort 
bags,  45  vests,  59  pillow  sacks,  139  bed  sacks,  261 
pillows,  241  pillow-cases,  198  pairs  slippers,  189 
dressing  gowns,  51  havelocks,  2  collars,  1  military 
overcoat,  1  military  dress  coat,  1  pair  military  pants, 
1  blouse,  1  linen  jacket,  together  with  large  quan- 
tities of  dried  and  canned  fruits,  pickles,  bandages, 
lint,  linen  and  cotton  pieces,  75  quarts  of  wines 
and  50  pounds  of  corn  starch,  books  and  other 
reading  matter,  all  of  which  was  most  generously 
given  by  the  friends  of  the  soldier  in  every  part  of 
the  town.  They  also  sent  to  the  Boston  and  Balti- 
more Fairs  for  the  benefit  of  the  soldiers,  about 
one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars'  worth  of  fancy  arti- 
cles, all  of  which  were  contributed  by  the  ladies  of 
this  Society. 

The  Society  received  from  its  members  and  other 
individuals  about  twelve  hundred  dollars  —  four 
hundred  dollars  of  which  was  realized  from  exhibi- 
tions, festivals  and  concerts.  When  they  closed 
their  labors  in  the  spring  of  1865,  there  remained 
in  the  treasury  one  hundred  and  sixty  dollars, 
which  was  placed  at  interest,  and  is  to  be  appro- 
priated, with  what  has  been  and  may  be  voted  by 
the  town  and  obtained  from  other  sources,  for  the 
erection  of  a  monument  in  commemoration  of  our 
brave  soldiers  who  gave  their  lives  for  their  country 
when  she  needed  such  noble  sacrifice. 

At  the  commencement  of  the  war  the  ladies  of 
West  Claremont  formed  themselves  into  a  working 


LADIES'  SOLDIERS'  AID  SOCIETIES.       297 

band  for  the  soldiers,  and  met  together  occasionally 
for  work,  though  much  was  done  at  their  homes. 
Large  numbers  of  articles  were  sent  to  their  desti- 
nation during  the  first  few  months,  through  the 
Society  at  the  village,  after  which  they  sent  the 
articles  of  their  benevolence  and  industry  direct  to 
Washington.  As  no  officers  were  chosen,  no  record 
of  the  money  expended  was  kept  for  any  length  of 
time.  The  money  used  and  articles  given  were 
from  residents  at  West  Claremont,  except  fifty  dol- 
lars from  the  Sanitary  Commission  in  the  village, 
in  the  winter  of  1864-65,  placed  in  the  hands  of 
Mrs.  Wyllys  Redfield,  and  expended  for  materials 
which  were  made  up  by  the  ladies.  During  the 
war  not  less  than  eight  or  ten  barrels  and  boxes, 
filled  with  quilts,  shirts,  dressing-gowns,  socks, 
dried  fruits,  jellies,  wines,  and  many  other  articles, 
were  sent  by  the  ladies  of  West  Claremont. 

It  is  refreshing  to  remember,  and  a  pleasure  to 
record  the  earnestness  and  zeal  manifested  by  the 
ladies  of  Claremont  from  the  time  of  the  com- 
mencement to  the  close  of  the  war.  They  attended 
the  meetings  to  consider  the  condition  of  the  coun- 
try ;  wrorked  almost  without  intermission  for  the 
men  in  field  and  hospital ;  visited  and  consoled 
those  whose  husbands,  sons,  brothers  and  friends 
had  enlisted,  and  in  other  ways  showed  that  they 
had  the  cause  of  the  country  and  those  who  went 
forth  to  fight  for  it  near  their  hearts.  Nor  was 
this  confined  to  any  class,  sect  or  neighborhood.  It 


298  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

gave  strength  to  the  arms  and  courage  to  the  hearts 
of  the  men,  and  comfort  and  material  aid  to  their 
families.  When  the  men  went  forth  to  the  field 
they  felt  and  knew  that  they  left  behind  them 
wives,  mothers,  sisters  and  friends  whose  frequent 
and  earnest  prayers  ascended  to  heaven  for  their 
safety,  complete  success  and  speedy  return. 


THANKSGIVING  TO  SOLDIERS'  FAMILIES. 

In  November,  1864,  Charles  M.  Bingham,  Na- 
thaniel Tolles,  Otis  F.  R.  Waite,  Samuel  G.  Jarvis 
and  Walter  H.  Smith,  were  chosen  a  committee  to 
collect  contributions  and  distribute  to  families  of 
soldiers,  and  others  in  town  who  were  considered 
needy,  provisions  for  Thanksgiving.  Citizens 
cheerfully  contributed  from  their  stores  what  was 
valued  in  cash  at  $30.31,  and  in  money  $120.45  — 
making  a  total  of  $150.76.  The  money  received 
was  carefully  expended  for  provisions,  which  were 
distributed  to  one  hundred  and  three  families 
according  as  the  committee  judged  of  their  several 
needs.  The  articles  carried  to  the  different  dwell- 
ings consisted  of  150  chickens,  75  roasters  of  beef, 
weighing  from  7  to  14  pounds  each,  several  pieces 
of  fresh  pork,  a  large  quantity  of  butter,  cheese, 
vegetables,  groceries,  &c. 


SOLDIERS'  MONUMENT.  299 

SOLDIERS'  MONUMENT. 

At  the  animal  town  meeting  in  March,  1867,  it 
was  voted  to  appropriate  one  thousand  dollars  for 
the  erection  of  a  Monument  to  those  Claremont 
men  who  had  been  killed  in  battle  or  died  in  the 
army  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  on  condition 
that  five  hundred  dollars  should  be  raised  by  sub- 
scription or  otherwise  for  the  same  purpose.  The 
Ladies'  Sanitary  Commission  appropriated  the 
funds  —  about  one  hundred  and  sixty  dollars  — 
which  they  had  on  hand  at  the  close  of  the  war, 
to  this  object ;  and  the  Committee  of  Arrange- 
ments for  the  Fourth  of  July  Celebration  in  1865, 
also  appropriated  about  fifty  dollars  which  they  had 
after  paying  expenses.  In  addition  to  this  the 
ladies  obtained  in  subscriptions,  not  exceeding  one 
dollar  each,  a  sufficient  amount  to  secure  the  town 
appropriation,  and  these  several  sums,  except  the 
thousand  dollars  voted  by  the  town,  were  placed  at 
interest.  At  the  annual  town  meeting  in  March, 
1868,  the  further  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars  was 
voted  for  this  object,  provided  that  one  thousand 
dollars  should  be  raised  by  contribution  or  other- 
wise. At  the  same  meeting  Samuel  P.  Fiske, 
Benjamin  P.  Gilman,  Edward  L.  Goddard,  Charles 
H.  Long  and  John  L.  Farwell,  were  chosen  a  com- 
mittee to  have  the  matter  in  charge. 

Fred.  A.  Briggs,  Oliver  A.  Bond,  Hosea  W.  Par- 
ker, A.  George  Boothe,  William  P.Farwell,  James 
A.  Cowles,  Austin  C.  Chase,  and  some  others, 


300  CLAREMONT  WAR  HISTORY. 

assisted  by  several  young  ladies,  gave  two  very 
creditable  dramatic  exhibitions  the  first  week  in 
August,  1868,  in  aid  of  the  Soldiers'  Monument 
fund.  A  string  band,  extemporized  for  the  occa- 
sion, and  under  the  joint  leadership  of  Messrs. 
George  "W.  Wait  of  this  town,  and  Henry  A. 
Christie  of  Christie  and  Wedger's  Band,  Boston, 
who  has  his  home  in  Claremont,  furnished  some 
excellent  music  and  contributed  very  much  to  the 
entertainment.  The  receipts  from  this  source  were 
about  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars. 

The  committee  have  agreed  to  erect  the  monu- 
ment on  the  Park.  It  is  to  be  a  granite  pedestal 
surmounted  by  a  bronze  statue  of  an  infantry  vol- 
unteer—  a  design  eminently  appropriate — to  be 
furnished  by  Martin  Millmore  of  Boston.  It  is 
hoped  that  at  no  distant  day  this  work,  in  com- 
memoration of  the  noble  and  patriotic  deeds  of 
those  brave  Claremont  men  who  laid  their  lives 
upon  the  altar  of  their  country,  will  be  properly 
completed,  and  that  in  other  ways  the  people  will 
manifest  their  affectionate  remembrance  of  them. 


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